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800-square-foot garage which is not counted toward the house size, and anything over the 800 square feet would be taken out of the excess square footage. Commissioner Narum stated that she forgot about capping the lot as presented in the back of the design guidelines. She noted that if it did not entail a lot of work or money, it would be helpful to provide a streetscape of the side on the golf course at whatever the right numbers are forthe maximum size in order for the Commission to see what the worst case scenario might be. She added that this might make the Commission feel more comfortable with what is being proposed, or it may identify something different. Mr. Babbitt stated that the 25-percent FAR would not come into play with the one-acre parcels because 25 percent would be larger than what they would actually allow with the maximum constraints they put at Serenity Terrace. Commissioner O'Connor stated that it would apply to some of the lots currently proposed which are less than 3/ of an acre. Mr. Babbitt indicated that they were looking at redoing the site plan and the lots slightly, such that even on a .9-acre lot, which is 36,000 square feet, 25 percent FAR maximum would be 9,000 square feet. He noted that the design guidelines provide that no houses would be larger than 7,500 square feet regardless of what the FAR might be. He added that the 1,500 square feet could be applied to a larger garage, if desired. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he thought what the Commission was talking about is that if it moves forward with having five to six lots as opposed to three that are currently zoned, the houses would have less square footage so the project would be more open than what is in Serenity Terrace. Mr. Babbitt stated that this is part of what they are already proposing with the setbacks. He added that a site plan was provided with some houses laid out on it to show what could happen with houses that are 5,000 to 7,000 square feet in size meeting setbacks adjacent to the golf course. He noted that not all the houses would be built to the 35-foot setback. He indicated that this could be addressed at the next workshop. Commissioner Blank noted that the houses are already below the 25-percent FAR and inquired if the Commission wanted to further limit the house sizes. Commissioner Fox stated that she thought 7,500 square feet was big. She questioned why the square footage could not be smaller if the project is being given more density than it actually deserves. Commissioner Narum stated that this is the reason she wanted amock-up drawing. Mr. Babbitt invited the Commissioners to view Lot 7 on Inspiration Terrace of his project, which is a 7,500-square-foot home nearing completion and is the biggest PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 14, 2009 Page 28 of 35