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Chair Pentin stated that if someone brought him the approved plan and then said that a <br />house on Lot 5 is going to be this look and this size, but that same house is going to be <br />over on Lot 10, he might have a completely different view of that in terms of approving <br />the design review for that house. He stated that he thinks that this is within the purview <br />of the Planning Commission at whatever point, but he cannot go any further on this from <br />the information he has. <br />Commissioner Narum stated that she thinks what is more important here is to get the <br />height measurement done right and have some restrictions of single -story homes on <br />some of the lots. <br />Discussion Questions No. 2 and No. 3 were considered together. <br />2. House Size and Calculations — Is the Commission satisfied with the proposed <br />size limitation and calculation? <br />3. House Height— Is the Commission satisfied with the proposed height <br />measurement? <br />Chair Pentin stated that these two questions can be considered together because one is <br />causing grief with the other. He indicated that a request to have the house stepped and <br />then measuring the height from the bases of each stepped section brings up the <br />question brought up by one of the speakers about how many steps will be allowed. He <br />noted that if there were five steps, none of which exceeds 30 feet, it could really be a <br />60 -foot tall step. He inquired how that would be controlled and if language could be <br />added to not permit that. <br />Mr. Otto replied that there currently is no language talking about the number of steps <br />but that could be added as a requirement. <br />Chair Pentin stated that he believes measuring the height from the level of each step is <br />problematic because it could end up being a 60 -foot tall house. <br />Commissioners Narum and Olson agreed <br />Commissioner Pearce stated that she did not think the visual impact of a home like that <br />would be acceptable, even though it might technically be 30 feet tall. <br />Chair Pentin stated that there could be a variance if the house is facing a bunch of trees <br />or a box canyon and literally cannot be seen, then the number of steps probably would <br />not be significant, especially since there is no neighbor who could see how far the <br />house steps down, as opposed to a stepped house on Lot 10. <br />Commissioner Olson agreed. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 28, 2012 Page 23 of 33 <br />