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<br />Mr. Madden feels this project will be an enhancement to Stanley Blvd. Mr. Madden also <br />stated he wants to satisfy Mr. Finn's concerns. They have moved the buildings back, flipped <br />the balconies, they will look at some single story units, but can't honestly say that they can <br />delete six units; there are issues connected with stairs, balconies, entrances, code <br />requirements, safety issues, etc. <br /> <br />Mike Goldsworthy had a chance for rebuttal. Regarding the line of sight views, he feels <br />they are as accurate as they can be. The trees to be removed are already decayed and dying. <br />Mr. Goldsworthy believes the trees in question of being removed are not going to be <br />removed. Commissioner Barker believes the previous speaker was correct in the removal of <br />the tree and suggested the project be moved a foot or two so as to save that tree. <br /> <br />Chairman Lutz inquired if the setbacks were revised on the Del Valle Manor side. Mr. <br />Goldsworthy stated they had not, 10-13 foot setbacks were the original numbers. They did <br />increase the setback of the parking lot on the western side. <br /> <br />PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED <br /> <br />Commissioner Barker stated her original concerns were regarding the lack of amenities for <br />this large of a project to create a sense of community, parking, and the lack of covered <br />parking. Her new concerns are the change in zoning from 3 to 33 units per acre, and she is <br />opposed to such a cavalier change. She feels good projects in bad areas don't work and cited <br />Ridgeview Commons as an example. <br /> <br />Regarding the "rarnroding" comments, Commissioner Barker feels the City's high rating for <br />providing affordable housing should not come at the expense and happiness of the single <br />family neighborhoods. She believes that if City fees are waived, staff should be able to take <br />a closer look at the financial aspects of affordable housing projects. She feels the project <br />needs more thought, more compromise and some one-story units are necessary. <br /> <br />Commissioner Barker feels she hears the neighbors saying they just want some more <br />compromise to blend the project into the neighborhood. She feels the developers need to go <br />a little further to blend the project into the neighborhood in response to the neighbors' <br />concerns and the fact that the City has taken a big step by allowing such high density. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dove stated the Planning Commission and the staff planners have a significant <br />workload, and all projects are looked at as best as they can, so he disagrees with the <br />"rarnroding" opinion expressed by some of the public. He also stated that both sides are <br />being heard and there are no preconceived ideas. From his consulting work, he knows many <br />parking spaces in other senior developments go unused. Shuffleboard is not what the seniors <br />do for an activity. Eighty percent of residents in these facilities come from outside the local <br />area. Commissioner Dove asked for the neighbors' patience to look at all options of the <br />project. <br /> <br />Planning Commission Minutes <br /> <br />Page 14 <br /> <br />November 29, 1995 <br />