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Commissioner Bowden thought the 4,100 square foot house would be too large for <br />the small lots (10,000 square foot). <br />Vice Chairman Wheeler’s biggest concern was interconnectivity; he also was <br />opposed to gated communities because he wanted through traffic between neighborhoods open to <br />the general public. That would have to change before he could give his support to this project. <br />Chairman Neuberger recalled that residents get annoyed when motorists use side <br />streets as shortcuts through their neighborhood. He thought it would help relieve traffic by having <br />to some extent interconnectivity with adjacent neighborhoods. <br />Commissioner Lowther agreed with Chairman Neuberger’s position and had no <br />problem with the bonus room model’s height. <br />P & Z Chairman Donna Keys <br /> explained the P & Z’s position to regulate the height <br />and the mass of houses in this project. She explained the reasons behind the trade offs. She <br />explained the small lot sizes, large house sizes, and setback requests of the applicant. She saw the <br />mistake of limiting 2-story homes in developments; they should have been restricting the height of <br />homes as well because the developers are now designing taller homes and calling them 1-story. <br />She saw this proposal as getting around the P & Z’s objective in recommending restrictions on <br />2-story houses and predicted greater scrutiny of future projects. <br />Commissioner Lowther thought this could be an on-going battle with small lot <br />subdivisions but he had no problem with this “bonus room” model. <br /> <br />The Chairman opened the public hearing. No one from the public wished to speak <br />and the Chairman closed the public hearing. <br /> <br />MOTION WAS MADE by Commissioner Lowther, <br />SECONDED by Commissioner Davis, to approve staff’s <br />recommendation including the “bonus room” model (The <br />Cypress) reference. <br /> <br />January 10, 2006 11 <br /> <br />