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Chair Narum agreed and stated that she thinks a 67-percent FAR is too high. Commissioner Blank suggested that the FAR be identified for each home when the project returns and asked staff to provide both the original and the revised plans in order to identify differences. 3. Are the single-family home lot locations and sizes acceptable? stated that he would be supportive of the developer returning with a plan for attached units, such that a significant amount of space could be used in- between homes and for open space. 4. Is the open space parcel acceptably located and sized? 5. Does the Commission have a preference for the improvements in the open space parcel? For example, should the open space area have play equipment? Commissioner Pentin stated that if the FAR was reduced or another house was removed, this would open up the possibility of having more open space and parking; however, he stated that the plan must pencil out for the developer. Commissioner Blank agreed but said if the same numbers of lots are kept but with reduced FARs, depending on how the houses are sited, having open space centrally located to all units is a good idea. Commissioner Pearce agreed. Commissioner Pearce stated that she has seen a number of different proposals for the tot lot, and she was not sure she had a strong preference as to where it should be located. She added, however, that there should be no encroachment of parking on the tot lot. She indicated that she thinks it is silly to include a tot lot without some play equipment and supported its inclusion. She added that there is also no guarantee that there will not be children moving in or living there at some point in time, and she inquired who would be responsible for the installation of the play equipment at that time. Chair Narum stated that of the three plans, for the tot lot because it is central and alleviates shading for the neighbor. She concurred with Commissioner Pearce that there should be play equipment on the tot lot Commissioned that there should be no parking encroaching on the tot lot. He also agreed that there definitely should be equipment on the tot lot, but if the plan came back to reduce the number of units to 11 or 12, without knowing what the mix is going to be, he would hate to spend a lot of money putting in the tot lot if there are no small children living there or if there is only one unit with children. He added that if there are no children, he would like to see something for adults such as a picnic bench, a PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MINUTES, February 9, 2011 Page 16 of 41