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In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Maas regazding whether housing would be ~ available for rent or purchase by a spouse of a hospital resident, Mr. Samuelian replied that they had not considered multi-family housing because of Neal Street's charm. He suggested that the SilverStone project designate some housing for nursing. Fred Krishbaum, 303 Neal Street, spoke in opposition to this item. He noted that he lived across the street from the proposed project and added that this was a residential historical area. He would like to maintain the buffer zone and was concerned about the lazge size of the proposed houses as well as their proximity to the street. He was concerned about the FAR of the existing hospital if the property were to be subdivided. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Arkin regazding the content of the neighborhood meetings, Mr. Krishbaum replied that pazking was a big concern and added that the applicant alleviated those concerns. Mr. Samuelian noted that he appreciated the neighbors' concerns and added that there was just a handful of residents at the meeting. The general concern regarded the open space, and he noted that they spent $3,000 monthly to maintain it. He added that the patients' rooms looked into a courtyazd and at the landscaping on the outside of the building; those rooms would not affect the neighbors. Mr. Townsend noted that the neighbors discussed their concerns about open space, pazking on the street, and the size of the buildings. He noted that the neighbors' concerns about employees parking on the street had been alleviated with an alternate pazking plan; 13 spots would be gained when the pazking lot is restriped. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Peazce regazding the original intent for the greenbelt, Ms. Decker replied that the previous condition was to ensure that it was landscaped instead of left as raw land from the development. It was not required to be kept as an open space buffer in perpetuity. Staff would bring the language back from that documentation. Chairperson Arkin requested that staff bring the entire document back to the Commission. Commissioner Peazce would like to see a streetscape to compaze the house sizes relative to the neazby houses. She believed the houses were beautifully detailed and liked the porches; she added that the design was in keeping with the chazacteristics of the neighborhood. Commissioner Blank liked the design of the houses and added that the detailing was well done. He drove through the neighborhood, and he believed the houses were a bit too large, out of proportion, and too close to the front. l~ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 25, 2006 Page 16 of 19