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recreational vehicles on-site and require disclosure to future homeowners that on-street parking in front of 204 Kottinger Drive is prohibited per the Engineering Division. No new curb cuts will be required as part of this project. The existing driveway will continue to serve both properties. A condition of project approval requires the applicants to create a maintenance agreement for the shared driveway. Please refer to the Planning Commission staff report dated April 23, 2008 for a detailed description of this project and background information (Attachment 5). Planning Commission The proposed project was reviewed by the Planning Commission on April 23, 2008. By a 4 to 1 vote, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the project, subject to modified conditions as shown in Attachment 2. The Planning Commission concluded that the project should have additional restrictions placed on the project to limit future development from being taller than the existing structures on the site, to limit the FAR to 30 percent, and to bring back all additions, renovation, and/or new construction for each new lot to the Planning Commission for review. The Commission felt that since the PUD's immediately to each side of the project site included prohibitions on future expansion of the structures, thereby not allowing second stories to those structures, the project structures should similarly be limited to the current height to maintain consistency of scale and to avoid adverse shade impacts. They also felt that a 30-percent FAR was more appropriate for the property than the staff recommended limit of 40 percent as the properties to either side have FAR's ranging from 22 to 28 percent. Commissioner O'Connor voted against the motion for approval due to the fact that he did not support the modification of the conditions of approval to limit the height of future structures to that of the existing residences. Three residents spoke during the public hearing. Steve Roberts expressed concern for two-story buildings being constructed next to his home. Murray Dixon requested that the lots be limited to one-story and that the FAR be limited to 25 percent. Judy Dixon requested the homes be limited to one story and noted the parking problems in the neighborhood. The April 23, 2008 Planning Commission meeting minutes are attached for the Council's information (Attachment 6). Staff Recommendation The challenge created by the proposed PUD is to allow the existing and/or future property owner of each of the existing homes to improve the size, livability, and value of the homes without creating unreasonable impacts to the neighborhood. Staff has proposed imposing site development standards generally consistent with the current zoning and with the R-1-6,500 zoning to achieve that end. These standards would allow a future addition of 608 square feet to the front home, which would very likely Page 4 of 6