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.~ felt it was appropriate to open it up so that traffic could be distribu more evenly and not overburden any particular area. Chairman Hovingh stated that he would favor leaving Amber Lane pen for future use even if it is not opened now. He would also place some kind of conditio on these four pieces of property so that their fair share would be paid should it be opened i the future. He further noted that if he had thought that Amber Lane would not have even ally be opened up that he would not have approved making the lower layer of lots Medium D nsity. He would support staff's recommendation for Amber Lane to go through, with Condi' ns 14 and 74 left in as is. Commissioner Mahern questioned Mr. Swift about the possibility 0 changing the FAR. Mr. Swift replied that if the FAR is changed, that a redesign could be r uested and it would go back to the Design Review Board. Commissioner Michelotti stated she still has a hard time accepting edium Density zoning on this property. She felt the homes are articulated well, but was c ncerned that there was too much mass to the houses. She also felt the configuration of the oadway was not addressed adequately. She further questioned Mr. Swift about how mber Lane could be worked out. ~ Mr. Swift said the cheapest way to do Amber Lane is as staff reco mended, which was to take the oleanders out at the end of the street and putting shrubs on he other side of the road to lessen the visual impact to the existing residences. Instead of a 1 ft. road and oleanders, they would be looking at a 28 ft. road and oleanders. Obviously th y would also see more traffic. Commissioner Michelotti discussed the matter of fencing. She wou d favor the type of fencing that was done in the MohrlMartin area or either no fencing, but shrubs. She liked the distance between the houses. Commissioner Finch felt that the developer had done a good job an project and could support it. Commissioner Mahern still felt concern that the 4,000 sq. ft. home were too large and felt that it does not look "rural". Commissioner Michelotti agreed with that comment. Further discussion ensued as to whether 4,000 sq. ft. homes were t Chairman Hovingh also felt that 4,000 sq. ft. homes were too large for a 10,000 sq. ft., but felt that they would be seeing a lot more 4,000 sq. ft. homes on Sy ore Road anyway. --- Planning Commission Minutes September 23, 1992 Page 17