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Commissioner O'Connor inquired whether the parking spaces that would be created on Stanley Boulevard existed today. Mr. Paulza replied that there was currently a home there with parking curb cuts. He added that they proposed having one entry with room for potentially two cars on each side of that entry. Mr. DiDonato noted that the City has engineered street improvements that allow for a travel lane, a bicycle lane, and eight feet of on-street parallel parking. Chair Blank inquired whether this would be classified as affordable housing. Mr. Paulza replied that he did not believe it would be. Chair Blank inquired about the approximate selling price of the homes. Mr. DiDonato noted that the prof ect would take about a year to 18 months to entitle and that there would be a lot of economic concerns for the project. He estimated that the home prices may be in the $750,000-800,000 range. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Barbara Adams noted that she was impressed by what was being proposed for the new homeowners: one-quarter acre of open space, appropriate outdoor living space, open space for units not less than ten feet in every direction. She noted that she lived in a townhome that bordered this property. She submitted a petition with 65 signatures obtained in a short period of time and read the language into the record: "We the undersigned hereby request the Planning Commission to adhere to the City's current General Plan, which was in place when all of us bought our property, and not rezone the approximately 1.2 acre site at 4198 Stanley Boulevard from Medium to High Density. We respect the right of the property owner to develop his property and make a profit on his investigation. We ask that the City, the property owner, and the builder take into consideration the quality of life of current residents, many of whom have lived on Stanley over 10 to 20 years, as well as the new development homebuyers. "In an effort to consider our as well as our new neighbors' quality of life, we ask that the project setbacks be a minimum of 15 feet from existing property lines and that as many trees as possible be retained for the sake of wildlife habitat, as well as privacy and their native beauty." Ms. Adams noted that at this time, they have had the good fortune of being able to see as far as to the ridge from their property. She noted that that ability contributed to their own quality of life. She hoped that whatever decision was made for the new homebuyers, the current residents should be given equal consideration and that some of the trees should be retained for privacy and for the habitat they provide. She hoped that when the location of the new homes is determined, they will consider the potential blockage of views for the existing homes and move them slightly to avoid that blockage. She noted that they requested that the density not be changed from Medium to High Density Residential and inquired whether staff had asked for the increase to High Density Residential. Chair Blank noted that the public hearing was intended for members of the public to make statements, and that the questions by the Commission would occur later. At Chair Blank's request, Ms. Adams pointed out the location of her property on the overhead screen, bordering Lots 8, 9, 10, and 11. She noted that "Windowology" was located on the west PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 21, 2008 Page 8 of 26