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should be limited to the exclusive use of only the residences and not be a public use connection. Condition No. 79: Ponderosa will comply with the Green Points Version 4.2 but would like the flexibility to work with the Director of Community Development such that instead of mandating that Ponderosa has 87 points at this pre - preliminary stage when they have not even had their internal specification meetings, they could have a range of say 80 to 90 points, rather than having to find out once they get into the construction drawings that they have come up with 86 points and would have to come back and burden the Planning Commission with that one point variance. As commented on earlier, Ponderosa is opposed to retaining the two Ash trees on the east property boundary. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Chair Pearce inquired if staff has been in discussions with the applicants about their proposed modifications to the Conditions of Approval or if this is the first they are hearing of them. Ms. Stern replied that staff had heard of a few of those with which they had reached some agreement and which are reflected in the staff memo that the Commission has received. She added that she thinks the balance of them would need to be discussed at the staff level or by the Planning Commission. Commissioner Allen referred to page 13 of the staff report that states that the General Plan requires Medium - Density - Residential- designated properties to provide amenities such as dedication of park lands if they exceed the midpoint density of this land use designation. She inquired if the applicant has done its fair share in terms of what is being required, or is this a point that is still being negotiated. Mr. Dolan replied that staff has stated in the approval that Ponderosa has done enough, essentially, in providing the trail easement at the back. He added that he believes Ponderosa is actually getting credit for not tearing down the house. He noted that the project started with the house leaning and there was some interest in having it maintained; and with this new option, Ponderosa leaves something on the table and avoids tearing down the house to give the City the opportunity to come up with a preservation strategy. He indicated that if the Commission requires the condition of the connection to Vervais Avenue, that could be added as well. He stated that he thinks Ms. Hardy's interpretation of that particular Climate Action Plan requirement is accurate, but he thinks it has applicability in this location for some of the same reasons it would apply in a major subdivision, although, granted, the lot sizes are smaller, because what it does do, in addition to providing a shortcut to Main Street, is that it gives direct access to the site of what is a little open space area now but is supposed to be developed as a park. He pointed out that this particular project has no open space provided, unlike a similar project that was approved by the City right across the street that did provide a little open space area, and this makes that connection another reason to require that. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 10, 2013 Page 15 of 21