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- L 1'he reduction in density from the 18 units identified in the Housing Element to 11 units is consistent with the adopted Gen cral Ylan, in chiding the Housing Element, as set forth in the staff report_ The City is currently considering parcels for allowing or increasing residential densities as part of the General Plan Update_ Other areas may allow greater densities which, in turn, could support additional affordable housing, which would be consistent with the City's General Plan and Housing F_lement, particularly in the light of the voter-imposed housing cap_ 2_ With the ongoing General Plan Update, sufficient additional, adequate, and available alternative sites are being identified to keep the City's overall number of housing units consistent with the Housing Element and regional housing need allocation_ Commissioner Blank accepted the proposed amendment_ Ms. Decker suggested the following text be added as a condition of approval: "Lot 9, the custoxrx home lot, shall be required to conform to the design guidelines, be processed as a design review application., anal be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission" Comxrxissioner Arkin preferred Commissioner Roberts' suggestion that "the design could attexrxpt to mitigate the visual impacts on the neighboring pro perty_" _ Ms. Decker suggested the following text changes to be added as a condition of approval: "Lot 9, the custom home lot, shall be required to conform to the design guidelines, by design should attempt to mitigate neighbors' impacts, be processed as a design review application, and reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission." Commissioners Blank and F'ox accepted the axrxendment proposed by Ms_ Decker_ In response to an inquiry by Coxnn~xissioner Roberts regarding the engineering on the Jones property as it relates to the contract with Mr. Jones, Ms. Nerland replied that several changes should be made to those conditions of approval_ She noted that C7ondition 128 should read: "All itexris in areas on the Jonas property which are damaged by the above indicated work shall be repaired or replaced as needed" Condition 7 37 should also be changed to read= _ _ _ in order to meet existing grades, to the satisfaction of the C'ity_" She added that in Condition 1 22, the following parenthetical should be deleted= "Parcels A and B~" to elirxzi raate confusion. Condition 30 should read: "No permanent signage or development, monumentation shall be allowed for the subdivision" and that there may be temporary signage during construction itself. Condition 56 should be changed to clarify the correct abbreviation for Megahertz (MFI~_~_ Commissioners Blank and Fox accepted the amendments proposed by Ms. Ncrland. In response to an my wiry by CoxTxmissioner Arkin regarding the City's responsibility regarding adverse effects on neighboring sites, Ms. Nerland cont3nrxed that any project must show that, for instance, storm drainage will stay within the property lines through the Subdivision Map Act process. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES November 1 E, 2005 Page 8 of 23