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Ms. Stern replied that all the homes are well below the maximum FAR and most likely within five percent of that. Chair Olson inquired if none of the homes are above 25 percent. Ms. Stern replied that was correct. She added that none of the homes exceeded the required FAR and that staff did not find it necessary to list each home’s FAR. Ms. Soo then completed her report. Commissioner O’Connor noted that the staff report stated the elements of the Craftsman-style home design guidelines but he did not see all of them on the proposed Craftsman-style home presented, which looked like it was mostly stucco. Ms. Soo replied that elements listed are typical of Craftsman-style homes but that it is not required to have all these elements present in a home to be considered Craftsman-style. Commissioner O’Connor inquired if the Serenity at Callippe design require only custom homes. Ms. Stern replied that there is no statement in the Serenity at Callippe guidelines that require custom homes to be on each lot. Commissioner O’Connor noted that the email from Mr. Todd Briggs, dated February 22, 2010, included several attachments which he did not receive and from which Mr. Briggs quoted. Mr. Dolan stated there are two parts to this issue, the first of which was addressed by Ms. Stern that there is no definitive statement in the Serenity at Callippe guidelines requiring a custom home on the lots; and the second is the definition of a custom home. He continued that there is a limited number of lots, and each of the homes is different from one another. He added that the first thing that might come to mind is that a family buys a lot and designs something that fits its need He noted that the City does not necessarily go into regulation with that in mind; it acknowledges that the original proposal was labeled “custom” but that the designs are different from one another. He pointed out that the floor plans may actually be fairly close to one another, but there are other modifications to the exterior, such that the distinction between these homes and five custom homes is hard to distinguish. He indicated that he did not think that because they were built somewhere else would be a reason to not consider them as custom. Commissioner Blank stated that while he did not disagree with Mr. Dolan’s comments, the context of how “custom” is used in the Serenity at Callippe PUD makes it hard for the Commission to make a judgment. He noted that the manner in which the staff report lists the required elements for Craftsman-style homes sounds like all the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 24, 2010 Page 4 of 17