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EXHIBIT P17-0372, David and Suanne Robles Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's approval of an application for Administrative Design Review to convert an existing unconditioned loft into an approximately 740-square-foot second-story and to extend the existing roof height from 20 feet to 25 feet at the existing residence located at 3552 Yellowstone Court. Eric Luchini presented the Staff Report and described the key elements of the appeal. Commissioner Ritter asked how many trees are in the yard and how many eight- bedroom homes are in the neighborhood. Mr. Luchini answered three trees, two of which were approved for removal due to damage they caused to the foundation and sidewalk. He said staff did not have knowledge of the number of bedrooms in each home in the neighborhood but that the average house size ranged from about 1,600 — 2,300 square feet which traditionally corresponds to three to five bedrooms. Commissioner Nagler asked if the Commission was to discuss or address conditions beyond the scope of design, such as use impacts to the neighbors. Mr. Beaudin clarified how the Commissions comments should pertain to design as supported by the findings presented in the Staff Report. Commissioner Allen requested staff provide an overview of the memo from staff dated July 12, 2017, for the audience who had not had a chance to read it. Ms. Harryman summarized the memo for the audience. Commissioner Allen asked if the design met the building code requirements for minimum square footage of a bedroom and whether there was a requirement for a window in each bedroom. Mr. Luchini referred to Page 9 of the Staff Report which defined the building code requirements for bedrooms. Commissioner Allen followed up, asking staff to clarify whether the building code requirements would be satisfied if the Commission denied the proposed window on the north side of the residence. Mr. Luchini answered that if the window were not installed on the north side of the residence then the proposed design would not meet building code requirements. He explained how the applicant could revise the floorplan to satisfy building code requirements. Mr. Beaudin added to Mr. Luchini's comments, explaining how plans are typically designed around the current configuration of the residence including plumbing and electrical systems. He acknowledged how designing around the existing configuration is the most cost effective way to design a plan, however, there is always more than one way to design a space and in a case such as this the applicant may need to consider other options. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 12, 2017 Page 1 of 6