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Commissioner O'Connor continued that if the Commission decided to demolish the home because it just was not worth saving, then he would like the public amenity to be to improve these two front lots and do something special. Acting Chair Blank stated that he would not want to link the public amenity to the demolishment of the home. Commissioner O'Connor noted that it would be in lieu of a public amenity. Acting Chair Blank stated that he is not even thinking of that because a public amenity has to be because they are above the mid - point. He noted that if the developer demolishes the house, doing the two front houses would be in addition to the public amenity. Commissioner Pearce agreed that a public amenity cannot be a house Acting Chair Blank stated that it would be unusual. Commissioner Pearce stated that what the General Plan considers public amenities are parkland and open space, unless it is going to be a museum which would be interesting. She agreed that Commissioner O'Connor's idea is a great one but it just does not qualify. Commissioner O'Connor agreed that there should be another public amenity of some type if they are going to go above the mid - point; they could contribute to the park on Main Street; however, if they will be given increased density and if the house will be demolished, he would really like to see an additional investment on those two front homes to make them look a little extra special. Discussion Points 5 and 6 were considered together. 5. Is the site layout, lot sizes, and home locations acceptable? 6. Are the length of the driveways for Lots 1 -6 acceptable? Commissioner Pearce stated that she is assuming the density of the lot size is fine. She noted that the site layout looks typical and something the Commission has seen. She added that the length of the driveways appears to be fine and sounds like the purpose is to accommodate extra cars, which seems appropriate. She indicated that the home locations seem fine and that she prefers this over squashing the homes in the back. She noted that she would love to see if something could be done to make the back more of an open space, which would be an amenity. She stated that she would rather leave it like this but would prefer to see less houses and larger lot sizes. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 28, 2012 Page 20 of 38