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adding the acreages of Lots 2, 3, 4, and 5, which respectively are .67, .76, .76, and .76, total approximately 3 acres and with the houses measure approximately .74 per acre. He stated that if the four lots were combined into three, each house would have at least an acre. He noted, however, that the fact that they are willing to do 200 LEED points might be something to think about. Commissioner Olson stated that anotherway to arrive at that would be to change the geometry of the lot lines, such as, for example, moving the lot line between Lots 5 and 6 farther into Lot 6. He indicated that he feels it is inappropriate to subtract the two bigger lots because the project would be robbed of the fractional acreage in both those cases. Commissioner Blank stated that he did not intend to disadvantage the project and was just assuming that the applicant was willing to keep those lots. He agreed that moving the lot line is an appropriate idea and that there may be other things that could be done by moving some lot lines around. Commissioner O'Connor stated that by the time the public amenities, the road, and the well were removed, less than six acres would be left, and that cannot be split into one-acre lots. Commissioner Blank stated that this is a piece of property in a weird position, with a developer who is willing to do 200 LEED points, where the City has seen maybe only one other developer willing to do 200 LEED points and itwas a large house. Commissioner Fox stated that six houses using 200 LEED points of energy is more than three houses using the normal LEED points. Commissioner Blank clarified that he was not necessarily in favor of six houses but that he finds it significant that a developer is willing to do 200 LEED points. He noted that he is not a LEED point expert and did not know whetherfour houses doing 50 LEED points was the same as three houses with 200 LEED points. Commissioner O'Connorstated that these houses could get 200 LEED points but that three houses at 50 LEED points each would probably be using less energy. Commissioner Blank stated that he was not sure the LEED points are necessarily energy savings or energy use. Commissioner Olson agreed that it was not energy use. Commissioner Olson stated that another way to mitigate this would be to reduce the floor area ratio (FAR) of the houses, thereby building smaller homes on each lot but still getting 200 LEED points each. Commissioner Blank stated that it would be helpful forthe Commission to know if a home with 50 LEED points consumes four times the energy or creates four times the carbon footprint of a home with 200 LEED points. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 14, 2009 Page 24 of 35