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because that is not covered by Measure PP at all, which covers only residential and commercial development. Commissioner Narum noted that if the Commission chose this definition, and if a road needed to go partly on a slope that was greater than 25 percent to get to a flat area or a reasonable area for building, then that could not happen. Commissioner O'Connor stated that it would be an exception. Commissioner Narum commented that maybe she is missing something here because she is not reading where this says it can grant an exception. Chair Blank clarified that what the Commission is saying is that it determines that roads are intended as a structure and that they are a physical improvement of property and, therefore, are covered by Measure PP unless the street or road is covered by a PUD Development Plan. He noted that the exception is the PUD Development Plan. Commissioner Narum replied that if there is a piece of land that was not covered by a PUD, and to get to a part of the land that made sense to build, part of the road had to go on a 25- percent slope, then that would not be allowed. Chair Blank confirmed that it would be prohibited by this language. Commissioner Narum inquired if that is necessarily what the Commission wants to do. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he thinks that was the intent of Measure PP. Commissioner Pearce agreed. She added that if the Commission says it is a structure, then that is what the Commission wants to do. Commissioner Narum suggested that maybe the Commission might preclude a potentially better spot where they might want to put the houses. She stated that she has been back and forth both ways. Chair Blank stated that he thinks this could be argued either way. He noted, however, that the City Council made the call that a road is a structure, and he could support that. Commissioner O'Connor added that it is not just that but that if it was not a structure, a road could be sometimes more scarring to a hillside than a development. Commissioner Olson agreed. He indicated that the City does not want buildings or roads there. Commissioner Pearce also agreed. She stated that she is not inclined to grant any additional exceptions apart from already being in a PUD. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 23, 2013 Page 28 of 44