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Commissioner O'Connor inquired, for clarification, if the applicant would have been able to add a bedroom to the original house if he did not build the first building behind the house, as they could have the same number of bedrooms. Ms. Wallis said yes. Commissioner Balch inquired whether that was discussed as an option when staff was working with the applicant on the revised plan. Ms. Wallis replied that it was just discussed with respect to reducing the massing down to two stories but was not necessarily in relation to the total number of bedrooms or units. Commissioner Ritter stated that it sounds like the applicant wants to rent it out as a rental unit and keep it separate from the house. Commissioner O'Connor noted that this is probably the only option he can think of that would preserve the view towards the center of the property. Commissioner Balch noted that the street view would have changed, and the desire is not to change. Commissioner Piper inquired if the applicant could just do a one -story unit, punch out the back to make the house larger with more bedrooms and add a garage, and then keeping the integrity of that whole front unit intact as one single -story larger home. Ms. Wallis replied that was potentially possible. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if that was considered by staff when the project came forward, trying to preserve the viewscape by some options other than a two -story building there. Ms. Wallis said no, not specifically so. Commissioner Balch stated that he can count eight bedrooms on the entire parcel: two in the initial house, one in Building 1, and two in each of Building 2 and 3. He asked staff if that was correct. Ms. Wallis replied that they are separate bedrooms and that the bedrooms in the existing home will be reduced from three to two. Commissioner Balch noted that there are six on -site parking spaces, so one person is definitely parking on the street perceivably. Ms. Wallis said yes PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 22, 2015 Page 7 of 15