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approximately 1250 square feet and architecturally compatible with the production units. <br />He indicated the reason 31 units were necessary was to minimize the amount of subsidy <br />required. The affordable units will be selling in the low $200,000's and that is well <br />below the cost of producing them. The linear park and pocket park will be owned by the <br />homeowners association, but will be open for public use. Single story homes will be <br />provided at strategic locations to meet concerns from some of the neighbors about <br />blocking views. The project will also be providing traffic mitigation on Rose Avenue <br />along with landscaping and a screening wall on the Fairgrounds property. He said this <br />project has been in process for over a year; it is not a rushed project. He agreed the <br />CAPP Initiative will have an extreme impact on this project. He believed the project <br />merits approval by Council and will be an asset to the community. He also felt the <br />homeowners association should not be required to maintain the wall on the Fairgrounds <br />property. <br /> <br /> Ms. Dennis referred to the narrowness of the lots for the affordable units. She <br />asked if he had considered duets in order to provide more yard space. <br /> <br /> Mr. Champion said these were 5000 square foot lots (50 x 100) and if you put a <br />1200 square foot home on it, it will fit very comfortably. <br /> <br /> Ms. Dennis asked if the additional unit was necessary to provide the subsidy for <br />building the affordable units. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift said staff attempted to get a win/win solution for SummerHill and the <br />City. If the infrastructure for the five lots could be subsidized by the production lots, <br />SummerHill could build a turnkey product without additional requirements for a city <br />subsidy. SummerHill said that would not work and that is how staff got to the position <br />that rather than using additional subsidy from the existing low income housing fund <br />balance to make these five units become a reality, staff and SummerHill feel that with 36 <br />lots, and just the lower income fees generated by the 31 lots, that is sufficient to make <br />this work. <br /> <br />Mayor Tarver asked how much that was. <br /> <br />Mr. Champion said it was $3,000 per unit. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver asked if staff had discussed disbursing the affordable units <br />throughout the project. <br /> <br /> Mr. Champion said the suggestion was to cluster the affordable units in that area <br />because it would be more consistent with other lots of similar size on Fair Street. Then <br />the lots would transition to larger sizes as you go west. It is based on being consistent <br />with lot sizes in the neighborhood. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift said the conditions do not lock in the lot plan. The condition requires <br />the site plan to come back for review and approval by the Planning Commission. Staff's <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 15 <br />Minutes <br /> <br />10/26/99 <br /> <br /> <br />