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Figure 1: August 2015 - Reposition the existing home and construct 13 townhomes Over the next several months, staff and the applicant discussed alternative design concepts for the subject site that addressed staffs concerns (see Project Alternatives section in Attachment 5). This included reducing the number of units and relocating the existing historic home to another downtown property. On January 29, 2016, the applicant resubmitted preliminary drawings to demolish the existing non - historic home at 4372 Pleasanton Avenue and relocate the existing historic home from 536 St. John Street to the Pleasanton Avenue site and construct 12 townhomes at 536 St. John Street. Key changes from the previous submittal included: 1) relocating the existing historic home off -site; 2) reducing the number of units from 14 to 12 units; 2) creating a street presence by orienting the street - adjacent units towards St. John Street; and 3) redesigning the project to be consistent with the height and scale of the surrounding area by designing the units as two - stories. Planning Commission Work Session The project was reviewed and discussed at a Work Session with the Planning Commission on March 23, 2016. The Commission expressed general support for the project and provided staff and the applicant with direction regarding relocation of the existing historic residence to Pleasanton Avenue, density on the St. John Street site, rezoning and the site plan of the St. John Street parcels, parking, and design as detailed in the Work Session section in Attachment 5. After several discussions with various property owners over the last several months, the applicant concluded that the only feasible site for the historic home was the project site. The applicant revised the project plans to retain the existing home and relocate it elsewhere on Page 3 of 12