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Chair Narum noted this was of concern to her as well and that she would like to see some caps, not the huge ones but something similar to those on Site 1, to break up the flat lines a little bit. She referred to a drawing which she noted resembles a long stretch. Mr. Yau indicated that it makes sense and that they would not be opposed to revising and providing this detail. Commissioners Commissioner Pearce noted that she discussed this concern with the applicant when she met with him today. She indicated that when she was on the Hacienda Task Force, the Task Force had significant discussions on creating community and making sure that these types of developments were not self-enclosed entities but really created community. She referred to the one adjacent to the residential and stated that she would have hoped to have seen more stoops and more places where people can congregate, not only outside at the corner but also inside within the complex. She stated that she sees a lot of garages and not as many places that are natural gathering . She noted that similar to the discussion on porches in a suburban community, stoops and things like that create a community in an urban environment. She indicated that this is something she would have hoped to have seen because she drives by more dense projects in other areas and it is like a ghost town because there is no one around, which she finds sad. Chair Narum referred to a rendering of a building with a white section on the far left, which struck her as looking institutional with its institutional-sized windows. She noted that it seems to have lost some detail and asked the applicant to look into it, indicating that she was not certain what should be done with it. She also pointed out the long stretch on the back side and referred to a similar design on another building facing close to another building but is not as visible. C. Are the proposed building colors and materials acceptable? Commissioner Pentin stated that the warmer colors on this property are fine, especially because of the residential area across from the site. He noted that they work a lot better for this area but would not work on Owens Drive. Commissioners Olson and Blank agreed. Commissioner Pearce and Chair Narum indicated that they would like to see large color samples. D. Is the positioning of the buildings acceptable? The Commission was supportive of the proposed positioning of the buildings. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 17, 2011 Page 25 of 36