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activity for the businesses. He favored infill projects in appropriate locations and believed this project met that standard. Robert Cordtz, 262 West Angela, noted that his wife had previously run a business Downtown and that he had renovated several Downtown buildings. He supported keeping the house on the corner because it would not change the streetscape. He supported this project and was concerned about opposition to projects from people who did not live in the neighborhood. He noted that such opposition could be costly to the applicants as a result of delays. Mr. Carey noted that they paid great attention to height and massing and noted that this project was straight zoned for a 40-foot height without a PUD. He believed that housing would be an appropriate use for this site and that home ownership would create integrity and pride in the area. He described the approved adjacent Winters development and noted that he supported compliance with the existing rules and guidelines. He noted that they had no new-home tandem parking or carports and that all of their parking was on-site. He noted that they would be able to save the tree and distributed the Arts and Crafts paint color palette from Sherwin-Williams. Mr. Huff wished to respond to the concerns about height and bulk, indicating that the elevations were drawn straight-on; the viewer’s eye level was in the middle of the building. He noted that people would not view the building from that height and that the buildings appeared to be bulkier from that perspective. He noted that while traffic was a concern for Downtown, it was a natural consequence of building infill projects. He noted that with respect to concerns about a play area, there was a park nearby. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Blank expressed concern about the streetscape and noted that there was a cookie-cutter feel to it because all three staircases were in the same position at the same angle. Mr. Huff noted that there were changes of planes in the bulk of the house and that there were different types of stair pickets that could be installed to vary the appearance. He would be amenable to working with staff to attain that goal. Commissioner O’Connor would like to see a door installed in the garage area of Unit D to provide direct access into the home. Mr. Huff noted that would be possible. Commissioner Blank moved to make the finding that the proposed PUD development plan is covered by the previously approved Final Environmental Impact Report for the Downtown Specific Plan and is consistent with the General Plan, the Downtown Specific Plan, and the purposes of the PUD Ordinance; to make the PUD findings as listed in the staff report; and to recommend approval of PUD-55 to the City Council, subject to the conditions of approval listed in Exhibit B of the staff report as recommended by staff, with the modifications that : (1) the applicant work with staff to diversify the stairs/entryways of homes facing Peters Avenue and to soften the streetscape along Peters Avenue through landscaping; PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES July 11, 2007 Page 17 of 27