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EXHIBIT D P15 -0551, Catalyst Development Partners Work Session to review and receive comments on a Preliminary Review application to relocate the existing single - family residence from 536 St. John Street to 4372 Pleasanton Avenue and construct 12 townhomes at 536 and 550 St. John Street and the adjacent vacant lot. Zoning for the properties are RM -1,500 (Multi - Family Residential), Core Area Overlay District (536 and 550 St. John Street) and R -1 -6,500 (One - Family Residential), Core Area Overlay District (4372 Pleasanton Avenue). Natalie Amos presented the staff report and described the scope, layout, and key elements of the proposal. Todd Deutscher, Applicant, Catalyst Development Partners: In planning the development of this site we've worked very hard with staff to try and come up with something that was consistent with the Downtown Design Guidelines and we weren't as concerned with the max density we could put in or the max height. We tried something that I would consider the economically and morally highest and best use for Pleasanton, so that when you walk by the site it gives a very good feel. I think that the maximum density is about 21 units and this plan ended up being 12. We elected not to even pursue a three -story product here just because there's no need to...we can achieve our goals internally and still maintain the consistency of the roof lines in the neighborhood by doing the product that we did. The parking is 2 -car garages. Both parking spots are covered for each unit. And I know one of the comments that planner Amos had shared with me was regard to the fence in the rear and the adjacent neighbors there. I think we would preliminarily propose a good neighbor fence with a one foot lattice above it. However, we're open to other proposals that may provide a better aesthetic or sound barrier. I think the only concern there is just making sure that all of the neighbors agree on whatever that might be because now it's just not us but it's also those people have rights too as to what they're going to see in their backyard and it's being replaced. We have Robert Lee from William Hezmalhalch Architects here if you guys have any questions specific to the architecture. We gave you imagery but he can discuss with you in more detail about the floor plans, what the back units and frontage may look like and things like that and I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have or defer to him if they're more specific. Chair Ritter: How long have you been working with staff on this project? Deutscher: We started last summer so we've had a number of iterations in the design. The first couple got booted and for good reason, we started with more units. We originally started with the historic house being moved on the site over to the northeastern corner and it wasn't aesthetically pleasing. It just kind of created an odd situation. So we elected to consider different alternatives and location that would be consistent with the historical report from a CEQA architect who could evaluate that and come up with alternatives. I do want to point out that the 4372 Pleasanton Avenue site which is in your staff report is one of a number of proposed sites that would meet that criteria. That was the first one we had and we wanted to make sure that we came to this meeting with something that was technically qualified but we're still working with the owners of that property. It's not a final, and we do have other properties that we're EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 23, 2016 Page 1 of 18