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City Council Meeting Minutes April 21, 2015 Page 6 of 21 Staff contacted former City Council member Rob Lathrop, who made the motion requiring a 1-story home. Mr. Lathrop could not recall why the 1 -story limitation was established. The Cooper Hill Homeowners Association (Gateway Subdivision) Design Review Committee reviewed the proposal submitted by the architect and supports the construction of a two -story house not to exceed 26" maximum in height. Staff Analysis: 1) The allowed 26 foot, one -story structure will limit the existing unencumbered view; 2) A 26 -foot, two -story structure will not worsen the impact on the view shed beyond what is allowed and 3) A two -story structure within the allowed 26- feet would likely minimize view impacts by allowing a smaller building footprint (lot coverage). Staff recommendation: Staff recommended the City Council approve Ordinance No. 1687, Series 2015 and Resolution No.. 22, Series 2015. APPLICANT PRESENTATION Vem Seieroe, 417 Vivian Street, Longmont, CO, Architect for the project used a white board to indicate the site and a model to illustrate the house configuration on the lot and the footprint between a 1 -story and 2 -story home. He addressed the request to design a two -story home by the owners and noted the view corridor is very important. The design proposes the second floor bedrooms be orientated to the west and bathrooms and closets on the east side of the home. If a one -story building was built on the lot, the footprint would be larger, the view would be lost and the value in the property would go down. The design for the home is in the American craftsman style because of the 26' height limit. The roof is of a 4/12 pitch, whereby American craftsman style is typically an 8/12 roof pitch and presented examples of American craftsman architecture.. He noted they are limited with the footprint of 9,800 SF. The design they propose has a footprint of 4,950 SF, which is half of what is allowed. If the applicant is subject to the PUD they would have a larger footprint. Tiera Nell and Jeremy Weiss, 2287 S. Columbine, Denver, CO, stated they are the owners of the property and have designed a home to accommodate themselves, their three small children and her parents. The living space will be on the first floor and the bedrooms on the second floor. Their motivation for building a 2 -story home was to reduce the footprint. She stressed there are three environmental problems with a single story home 1) A bigger footprint requires more cement and more heat radiation; 2) A 2- story house decreases the landmass water absorption and 3) If the footprint is smaller the views can be maintained. Mr. Seieroe noted there is motivation for a two -story home because a one -story home has a larger footprint and is more costly to build. Dan Boyd, Louisville, CO explained he is the owner of the property south of the subject property and voiced his support for this project. He felt the 2 -story house will provide a smaller footprint.