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ATTACHMENT 9 PUD-64, 4238 First Street. LLC Work Session to review and receive comments on an application for Planned Unit Development rezoning and development plan approval to: (1) rezone an the existing 13,161-square-foot parcel from RM-25 (Multiple-Family Residential) to PUD-HDR (Planned Unit Development -High Density Residential); (2) renovate the existing home and construct a 223-square-foot detached garage with a second unit above it; and (3) construct four single-family homes at the property located at 4238 First Street. Natalie Amos presented the staff report and described the background, scope, and layout, of the proposal. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Michael Carey, applicant, noted that the project is next to a former gas station to the left and a five-plex with units behind them to the right, with a strip retail mall, Pleasant Plaza across the street. He indicated that they are open to suggestions for various different house styles and parking, including variations in garages on the side of the house. He added that they would like to remove the unit above the garage of existing house and have only aone-car garage, with an office space above it, behind the main house to provide more space for the other units. He requested direction regarding attached versus detached units. Charles Huff, 30 West Neal Street, stated the largest concern of the owners is attached versus detached units. He noted that attached units such as duplexes and townhomes would provide larger green areas, but four separate individual units would be affordable by design and would provide homebuyers with a sense of true individual ownership that they can landscape and add to on their own as opposed to having a homeowners association. He added that condominiums and townhomes are generally located outside the historic Downtown area because existing land use constraints and parking requirements make clustered units viable projects for developers. He noted that the proposed project is in keeping with the theme emphasized in the Downtown Design Guidelines for individual, small single-family homes that resemble the scale and design of historic homes in the Downtown. Chairperson Fox noted that this project is much like the project that the Commission considered at the last meeting. Mr. Huff replied that the plans presented are computer-generated conceptual plans of attached units and are not the actual architectural designs for the site. He noted that he had recently joined the design team and had not had the opportunity to provide an alternate design. Commissioner Blank indicated that he understood the Downtown plan calls for small individual homes, but it is also possible to have attached homes there that would fit in with the Downtown character. He expressed concern about limited parking in the Downtown and would like to maximize the amount of parking and green to the extent possible without getting in the way of development. EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 25, 2007 Page 1 of 4