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Commissioner Posson stated that he is as well. Chair Olson stated that they are all in agreement and are fine with that. 2. Is the revised proposal for massing at the rear of the site with two- and three -story building combinations acceptable? Chair Olson stated that he thinks it is a good thing that the Arroyo side has two stories; however, based on the number of units needed here, it will have to be a three -story building in front on West Las Positas Boulevard. He indicated that he finds that combination acceptable. He noted that at the prior Work Session, the Commission asked about the distance from the southern edge of the building out to the edge of the Arroyo and it turns out that it is at least as long as or maybe a bit longer than the current building. He asked staff if he is correct in assuming that has not changed in this revised plan. Ms. Soo replied that was correct. Commissioner Posson thanked Summerhill and staff for providing additional views because he thinks they help significantly. He stated that when he looked at the view from the south, his first reaction was that there was a lot of roof. He indicated that he did go back and read the Minutes from the previous hearing, but he thinks that the reduction on the three -story on the rear side of the building did not help. He noted that part of the comments was the visual impact of the building itself, and be recalls someone suggested story poles. He stated that he thinks it might be beneficial to look at story poles to show the residents what the profile would look like for the entire development, not just for Buildings C and D but also for Buildings A and B as well, because there have been some comments about these views not being accurate representations of what the development would look like. He indicated that he is not yet convinced that the design of both those buildings fit the visual impacts the Commission would like to see. Commissioner O'Connor stated that part of the discussion at the last Work Session was the visual impact of looking at the building and moving some of the units, as well as privacy because there was another set of windows up there that looked into people's yards. He noted that those have been accomplished. He stated that he does not know if there is anything that can be done with the massing as they have moved as many units as they can, and there is not much more that can be done at the back while meeting the 30 units to the acre that needs to be done. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he would like to see an additional visual that shows Buildings A and B in the distance, if that can be added in. He added that he does not know if erecting story poles for a project of this size would help a lot to do anything of significance. He pointed out that one thing he would like the applicant to look at is another way of cutting that roofline to make it look less massive; however, he does not know what could be done because there would be units right behind them, and that PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 22, 2014 Page 12 of 22