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Robert Byrd, 205 Neal Street, noted that he supported the Downtown but did not support this project He presented a petition regarding this project. I-Ie did not believe ttie applicants generally spoke for people who lived and did business in the Downtown- He agreed with Art Buckley's assessrrrent that this prgject's main problem was the negative visual impact on the immediate neighborhood- He believed there should have been a neighborhood workshop acid noted that Downtown residents and business owners had not been consulted. He disagreed with the applicant's statement that the next-door bungalow did not have a garage; that home has a garage and all the required on-site parking- I-Ic distributed a report regarding the PDA's recommendation of a $28,000 in-lieu parking fee- He did not believe this project fit the character of the Downtown_ Emil Oxsen, 730 Peters Avenue, noted that he lived next door to the proposed project and noted that any approved project would have a significant effect on his family. ITe expressed concern about parking, which was already a problem; he noted that the street in front of his house was full of cars during the evening hours. He was also concerned about the density on the lot and did not believe this site was appropriate for affordable housing- He expressed concern that the homes would have the same design elements; he suggested that the roof pitches be varied sore ewhat_ He encouraged the design to be more home-like, rather than just a house- THF_ PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED- In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Arkin about whether Larry Gannon reviewed this project, Ms_ Decker replied that this application was not peer-reviewed, although several iterations of the materials and elevations were reviewed. She noted that there was variation in the fapade traatmant_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Arkin on whether the Housing Commission examined such inf311 projects for affordable housing and whether it considered this particular project, Ms_ Decker replied that this particular project was not required to have inclusionary housing and that it niet the affordability-by-design criterion. Commissioner Fox noted that she liked this design, especially the symmetry and variation in housing materials, and that she would support this project Chairperson Maas noted that she did riot object to tyre tandem parking and was concerned about the loss of sky view. Commissioner Blank expressed concern about density and believed the home designs were not distinct enough and looked too cookie-cutter- Commissioner Roberts believed that the roof slopes were too similar, and she did not like the carport at the duplex. Chairperson Maas suggested that the item be continued so the applicant may work with staff to tine-tune the issues and design. PLANNING CJOMMISSION MINUTES May 11, 2005 Page 6 of 16