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Commissioner Narum followed up Acting Chair Blank's idea about moving Lot 1 forward and noted that looking at the streetscape towards Sycamore Road, it appears that the setbacks in that section would be consistent with the other houses up to Sycamore Terrace. She continued that it is a good situation which will open up that view. Acting Chair Blank agreed. He added that the problem with Lot 2 is that shifting it towards Sycamore Road would narrow the view corridor. Commissioner Narum stated that she was not exactly sure what the right number was for shifting Lot 2. She suggested that staff go out and work with the applicant regarding what makes the best sense for Lot 2 to maximize the view corridor. She added that she liked the idea of shifting Lot 3 to the west. Acting Chair Blank stated that when he walked the Greenes' property, he could not see the story poles on Lot 3 at all because of the vegetation. Commissioner Narum stated that she saw them when she was standing on the porch. Acting Chair Blank noted that there is no view to the Ridge in that direction, and his concern was to try and free up the view to the Ridge. Commissioner Narum agreed that is the priority. Commissioner Pearce stated that she hears what the other Commissioners are saying; however, it feels like staff has made an attempt to mitigate the concerns of the Greenes, and the Greens have indicated that what staff has done has mitigated their concerns. She stated that she is inclined to go with staffs recommendation and leave it alone because it appears that both parties arrived at a place where they are happy with the bit of compromise on each side. Commissioner Narum stated that was basically what she was saying, noting that five feet is just an arbitrary number, and when staff gets out there and actually site it, it may be four feet to maximize the view corridor towards the Ridge. Acting Chair Blank agreed that is a great idea. Commissioner Narum added that with respect to the construction hours, she is inclined to add a condition that if all four houses are constructed at the same time, then the hours would be 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m, but if they are done one or two at a time, the hours would be 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Acting Chair Blank stated that when the developer said they were going to base it on demand, his wish would be that they sell all four in the first 30 days; however, he suspects that given what he guesses would be the price point of these homes, they will be going to be out there one at a time, and therefore, he can certainly understand the Greenes wanting the 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. hours. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 12, 2012 Page 6 of 40