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Landscaping is strong. The parking breakdown is in terms of footprint between <br />residential and retail -53 to 47 percent. The three stories satisfy all three <br />conditions, particularly with the idea of the setback on the third floor; a 3.0 floor <br />area ratio (FAR), 40 feet tall, tandem parking. <br />Commissioner Balch noted in staff's presentation that the driveway is being proposed to <br />be reduced from 25 feet to 20 feet and asked the applicants how they feel about that. <br />Mr. Grant replied that was perfectly fine. <br />Commissioner Balch inquired if they can design around that. <br />Mr. Grant said yes. <br />Commissioner Balch clarified that, with respect to the on- street parking element, if the <br />25 feet were retained, an on- street parking space would have been required to go away. <br />Mr. Grant replied that was correct. <br />Chair Allen referred to Mr. Grant's 53- percent to 47- percent residential to commercial <br />ratio, and staff talked about a 71- percent residential to 28 percent commercial and <br />asked if this is comparing apples to oranges. <br />Mr. Grant said yes. He stated that his percentage just takes the ground floor footprint <br />and the overall dimension of how much is residential on the ground level versus how <br />much is commercial. <br />Mr. Luchini stated that staff's calculation is based on total building square footage and <br />the ratio of residential and commercial. <br />Mr. Grant clarified that his ratio is looking at the appearance, and staffs is based on <br />square footage. <br />Chair Allen asked Mr. Grant if his computation includes: the five commercial parking <br />spots. <br />Mr. Grant replied that it does. <br />Chair Allen stated that there was an earlier discussion about market rate for this project <br />and asked what the going market rate of the rents for the Angela Row Townhouses is. <br />Mr. Grant deferred to Mr. Knuppe. <br />Michael Knuppe, Owner, stated that he represents the family proposing to do this <br />project and is the current owner of Angela Row Townhouses as well as the Kimberly <br />Commons project. He indicated that the market rents right now are between $3,200 <br />and $5,000 a month. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 9, 2015 Page 16 of 40 <br />