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Mr. Myers continued that along the Greene property line, the first house on Lot 1 is in front of that part of the Greene property that looks like a horse corral area, for lack of a better word, so there is not much impact on existing structures. He added that more attention was paid to Lots 2 and 3 with respect to potential impacts. He noted that on Lot 2, they tried to keep the house close to the driveway, but the driveway unfortunately got pushed away from the property line in order to avoid any impact on the trees along there. He added that there is a 30 -foot setback to the structure, and on the second -story portion of the structure, a porch encroaches into that 30 feet. He indicated that Lot 3 has the same situation with a 15 -foot setback to the garage component and 29 feet to the second -story element, stair - stepping away from the Greenes' property line. Mr. Myers stated that they could have pushed the envelope and built much bigger houses with smaller setbacks, but they tried to strike a balance between what was permissible in the Specific Plan and what would work for the neighbors, and what would preserve the trees on the site in order to come up with a good balanced project for the City. Commissioner Olson inquired if it is possible to increase the footprint and build single -story homes on Lots 2 and 3. Mr. Myers replied that it would be possible to do so, but enlarging the footprint would actually bring the houses closer to the neighbors. He noted that on Lot 3, they had some difficulty with the large oak tree and potential encroachments into the drip line of that tree. He indicated that they are trying to preserve that and minimize impacts to the tree as best they can. He added that building a single -story home would mean making it as big as possible in order to be a pay -off on the value of the land. Commissioner Olson inquired if one option would be to take out that tree. Commissioner Narum inquired if that tree was the one pictured in the arborist's report and called an unbelievable specimen. Mr. Myers stated that he would not even think of removing the tree. He pointed out that they are preserving the creek area in the rear and are trying to work within the constraints of the site to come up with a project that makes good sense. Commissioner Olson inquired if the all the trees on the Green property by the property line are in the way of the Greenes' view. Mr. Myers replied that he has not been to the Greenes' property to be able to say what their views are or are not and that he would not want to speculate. He indicated, however, that there are some nice trees there that provide some natural screening of the proposed development. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 28, 2012 Page 30 of 38