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Douglas Krah represented the applicant. He thanked Marion Pavan and Mr. Iserson for the comprehensive staff report and stated that he appreciates how much work goes into them. He described the favorable reviews he has received from this type of housing and described the amenities that would be provided to the future homeowners. He also stated that if the City does not approve this modification, the applicant will proceed with the original plan. He described the features which he believes make this plan much more superior to the original plan. Mr. Krah also confirmed that the applicant will cooperate with staff to delete 50 to 100 feet from the two larger home designs to satisfy the FAR requirements, although it will be more difficult with the smaller homes. He also addressed growth management under the proposed East Side Specific Plan and noted the applicant would need to have some building permits issued in 1998 in order to satisfy growth management, and approximately 39 permits in 1999. Carole Varela, 3858 Mohr Avenue, noted for the record that although the staff report says that she contacted the City, she did not. She stated that she was sent a blueprint of the proposed development and was later contacted directly by the City Planning Department. Ms. Vazela stated that she feels the proposed streets for the development should be private streets maintained and paid for by the Homeowner's Association. She asked what the increase in dues would be if the streets were private and what the cost to the community would be if they were public. Although she was previously advised by staff that public streets would cost the residents $2.50 per linear foot per year, she was never told how many linear feet are involved. _ Mr. Higdon responded, stating that it is the City's policy that if the lots are on the street, then the streets should be public. He noted the many reasons the City and the residents prefer to have public streets including maintenance and traffic and pazking control. He also pointed out that since the public utilities are undergrounded in the streets, the City is required to have unrestricted access to those streets. He further stated that he does not know the exact cost of maintaining City public streets but is certain that the cost for homeowners would be considerably more. Ms. Varela disagreed and commented that she previously lived in two other communities where the Homeowner's Association had responsibility for maintaining the streets and the cost was not that significant. She also feels that a 32-foot wide street will not accommodate two lanes of traffic and parking on both sides. In addition, she feels that there will be parking problems in the development due to the large homes on small lots. She also expressed concern with the distance between some of the proposed units and suggested that the builder and the City work together in soundproofing the walls. She also suggested that "special windows" be used in order to mitigate any noise issues. Ms. Varela also was concerned with traffic coming into the development if the Kaiser property is used as a recreation area. Mr. Higdon responded that there would not be public access to the Kaiser site from this development. Ms. Varela indicated that she was concerned that the 1989 traffic study for the Stoneridge Drive azea was not current. In addition, Ms. Varela suggested that the project consider asingle-story element in order to accommodate people with health problems. Planning Commission Page 7 April 22, 1998 ---. __ _.. _.r _._._.