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bench swing, and maybe a small tot area. He stated that they definitely should be an <br />amenity. <br /> <br />Chair Narum suggested that the project be conditioned that when 50 percent of the <br />homes are sold, a homeowners meeting be held to vote for or against a tot lot, with the <br />developer devoting a certain dollar amount. <br /> <br />Commissioner Pentin inquired if the Commission could include such a condition. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank inquired if the project would have a homeowners association <br />(HOA) or a maintenance association. <br /> <br />Mr. Otto replied that the project was originally proposed to have a maintenance <br />association because there was no common open area; however, if the open space <br />parcel becomes common area, there will most likely be an HOA. He noted that there <br />have been some exceptions where the City has implemented maintenance associations <br />for open space areas. <br /> <br />Julie Harryman stated that these types of questions have arisen in the past, and what <br />staff routinely hears from developers is that the cost of setting up an HOA and <br />implementing it on a small project like this does not make sense. She added that staff <br />has also been leaning towards maintenance associations and maintenance agreements <br />for projects of this size. <br /> <br />Commissioner Blank stated that if he were moving into a home, he would want to be <br />represented by an HOA because they are independent of the City and can take legal <br />actions, whereas a maintenance association cannot. <br /> <br />Ms. Harryman concurred and added that they both have their . <br /> <br />Commissioner inquired whether or not an open space parcel would belong to <br />the City under a maintenance association. <br /> <br />Ms. Harryman said no. She explained that the open space can be owned in a variety of <br />different ways. <br /> <br />inquired whether the City could include play equipment if the <br />project were a maintenance association. <br /> <br />Ms. Harryman said yes. She added that the City could also include other things like <br />utilities, shared driveways, and storm water requirements. She noted there would be <br />CC&Rs for the development, and those would set forth maintenance responsibilities. <br /> <br />inquired if the City could have the developer fund the <br />maintenance area with items not initially installed for the project. <br /> <br />PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MINUTES, February 9, 2011 Page 17 of 41 <br /> <br />