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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />March 8, 2018 <br />Page 4 of 14 <br />Zuccaro stated that in a lot of circumstances with all residential developments, when you do taxes and <br />other benefits for the City balanced accounting for costs to provide services, the calculation usually <br />produces a negative number. With higher density developments, the number changes with higher <br />property taxes and increased spending. <br />Rice asked if all financial analyses would come out as negative for residential developments. <br />Zuccaro stated that was usually the case. <br />Rice asked if the units to the north required any height waivers and if the ones to the south did not have <br />height waivers. He pointed out that the buildings in the north had residential neighbors and the ones to <br />the south did not. <br />Zuccaro stated that Commissioner Rice was correct. <br />Rice asked for the dollar amount being paid in lieu of providing dedicated open space. <br />Zuccaro stated that staff had numbers on file. He offered to look it up during the applicant's presentation. <br />Rice moved to enter the materials board into the record and Howe seconded. Voice vote. Motion passed <br />unanimously. <br />Williams asked about the requirement to accommodate housing for different socioeconomic groups. <br />Zuccaro stated that the Comprehensive Plan had a policy to accommodate different groups. In this case, <br />there was no standard affordable housing, but the proposal met the policy by providing a different housing <br />type. As a townhome development, it opened up housing to a cross-section of residents. The townhouses <br />to the south were different from the ones in the north, providing a cross-section of needs in terms of size <br />of the homes. <br />Howe asked if the City had rights or options in the proposed license for the City property to change <br />landscaping or signage. He pointed out that the area was a gateway area for the City. <br />Zuccaro stated that all licenses for City property were revocable. There would be an agreement with the <br />HOA to maintain it as -is, but the City could always take over. The City would likely work with the HOA to <br />make changes. The City could take back obligations for maintenance and landscaping if needed. <br />Howe asked if there were drawings or renditions for the landscaping on the City -owned lot. <br />Zuccaro replied that the Code requires a final landscape plan, since it was City property. The applicant is <br />proposing native seed for trees and shrubs. <br />Howe asked how staff arrived at the number of potential students added to the school district. <br />Zuccaro stated that the School Board sent them a letter with that number. The Board bases their <br />calculations on the type and number of homes, but staff does not have more knowledge of or access to <br />their calculation process. <br />Howe asked what fund the 15% cash -in -lieu amount would be allocated to. <br />Zuccaro stated that the amount would not be earmarked, but the Code requires that it be used for land <br />acquisition for public benefit. <br />Hoefner asked if the Commission had to find that there is usable open space in excess of the public use <br />dedication requirement. <br />Zuccaro replied that there was language about having open space in the waiver requirement: "the needs <br />of residents for usable or functional open space and buffer areas can be met." <br />