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O'Connor recalled the issues that arose with the last couple of hillside developments where they had visual simulations and people questioning camera angles and size of the lens. etc. Ms. Goldade replied that was correct. Commissioner O'Connor continued that he was not sure people are going to trust the story poles. James Tong, Charter Properties, stated that the proposal is basically a ten custom -lot subdivision; no houses are being proposed at all at this point, and there will be numerous changes to go through the site design review process, such as whether the houses are one or two stories and whether there are visual impacts. He indicated that the project went through this process numerous times when they received approval for a 51 -lot subdivision a few years back and which was then referended. He noted that at this point in time, it is too early to talk about the housing, its design details, colors, and so forth. He indicated that the plan is basically to try to remain as flexible as possible with respect to the siting of the houses. He added that the general public will have the chance to critique the design of the houses when that time comes, which will probably be years down the line. Mr. Tong stated that this project has been going on for about 20 years and that he is really stunned that this project has changed from 85 houses and a golf course to 51 houses, and now down to ten houses. He noted that they have spent five years working with the neighborhood and cannot understand how the same questions have remained. Ms. Goldade stated that because many of the home sites are proposed on graded sites, it would not be realistic to put story poles where the preferred home sites are. She added that they can certainly consider that. Commissioner Olson asked the applicants when they would anticipate selling the lots, assuming the project is approved, and whether they really think people will buy the lots if they have no idea what they can build there. Ms. Goldade replied that she is not sure of the timeline and that it would depend on the economics. She noted that there will certainly be some developer improvements that need to be done, such as infrastructure, streets, and so forth. Commissioner Olson stated that the point he is trying to make is that it seems to him that buyers would want to know what kind of structure they can build on the lots before they buy them, and that is why this process is so important. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 28, 2012 Page 15 of 33