PC 10/24/1990 - Laserfiche WebLink

s t a f f i s rec omme nd i rig that l o t s 1 5 and 1 6 be s i rag 1 e s t ory homes _ He £ e 1 t th i s i ntr oduc ed anoth e r s i rag 1 e s t ory p l a n that wou 1 d have t o be drawn up and d id n of f e e l i t wa s e c onom i ca 1 1y f e a s i b l e f o r the pro j ect , a s th i s wou 1 d r equ i r e s i x f 1 0 or p 1 an s i n a 4 0- 1 of project_ He said they are alrea rly payirig about $15,000 per unit in f a e s_ They want to Keep the s e 1 1 i ng pr i c e at a m i d -range 1 eve 1 _ Commissioner Hora n a shed i £ they have considered a ray 1 ow i nc ome unit s £ or the project _ Mr _ H i r st s a i d they Piave 1 0 oKed at a number o£ c on s i dera t i on s= bu i 1 d i rag mor e unit s that they cou 1 d attribute to 1 ow i ncome housing , m i x i rag th e type o £ units ; they have 1 oolced at duets , and a t other f actions _ They have been adv i s ed not t o m i x the product ; i n t o 1K i rag to the C i ty , they have indicated they pre £ er the P e e s, which h e e s t imat ed at $ 7 2 0 0 0 to $ 7 5, 0 0 0 in addition to the $ 1 0 0, 0 0 0 c ontr i but i on t o the s choo 1_ S£ they were to create low income units, they would not want the i nd iv i due 1 homeowner t o be a b l e t o s e 1 1 at s ome p o i rat a nd maKe a huge profit, but he would want the City to be a ••silent second_ •• Commissioner M i the 1 ott i a sKe d what the proposed pr i c e r ange o f the home s wou 1 d be _ Mr _ H i r s t s a i d they a r e p r o j e ct ed at $ 3 2 5, 0 0 0 t o $ 3 6 0, 0 0 0_ Further discussion ensued regarding a£f ordable housing for the pro j ect _ Commission er McGU i rK a sKed how the s ch o 0 1 d i s tr i ct wou 1 d u s e th e money it r e c e i ve s f r om the p r o j e c t_ Mr _ H i r s t s a i d that the money must be u s ed t o bu i 1 d c 1 a s s r o oms , but d o e s not have t o specify at wl-iich school tYiis will be dona_ Commissioner McGU i rK d i s cu s s ed Mr _ H i r s t• s c omme rat the t Pie d i d not f ee 1 the project wa s p art o£ th e R i dg e t a nd s_ Mr _ H i r s t s a i d the pro j ect i s not p art o f the R i dge 1 a nd s s turfy area , and he wou 1 d not c on s i d er an are a adjacent t o th e f r e eway a s part o£ the Ridge 1 ands _ That i s why h e d i s ag r e ed w i th st a££ that the project shoo 1 d be de 1 eyed be c au s e o f the R i dg e t a nd s turfy _ Commissioner McGuirk cliscussacl witri Mr _ Hirst the concept o£ ^feathering•• from a rural area of the project to sometl-ling 1i}ce C a rayon Meadows _ Mr _ H i r s t n of e d that f r om th e £ r e eway very l i tt l e o f h i s project w i 1 1 be v i s i b l e, be c au s e th ey era g o i rag t o create a berm a bout 2 3 £ e et h i gh a nd a s oundw a l l o n top o f that _ Commissioner McGU i rK a gre e d th i s m i ght be t rue i n 1 ooK i rag through the s ide w i ndow £ r om the f r e ewe y, but n of f r om the f r ont w i ndow _ He added the t you do n of s e e C a rayon Meadow s a s you a r e driving down _ Commissioner Horan a sKed s t a f f i£ th e r o o f s o f the house s c ou 1 d be s een £ rom the £ r eeway _ Mr _ Sw i £ t i nd i c at ed that th o s e house s on 1 of s 1 5 and 1 6 w i 1 1 be s e en unt i 1 th e tree s g row t a 1 1 enougYi_ - 6 - _-r_.. ._.._.. _..__.. _.. __ _._.