Planning Commission Minutes 2018 05 10

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 10, 2018 Page 5 of 6 Moline clarified that one of the issues seemed to be that there is a burden on staff to deal with non -conformities. Zuccaro responded that there was an administrative burden, but that their concern was the burden on City. The non -conformity rate prohibits any additions to buildings. For example, when owners want to move a nonconforming structure, the way the Code is written they can't even if it does not add to the overall lot coverage. Hoefner stated that policy had already approved these houses and the law should match up with what was allowed in policy. Hsu suggested that the restrictions could be phrased in terms of added overall square footage. The numbers on the scatterplot showed that each restriction ended up being about 2,400 additional square feet above the existing square footage no matter the size. Hoefner voiced his support for Hsu's idea. He suggested adding a color on the scatterplot for approved variances. If they're mostly in the nonconforming area already, then they would not need to be brought into the fold. Howe noted that increasing lot coverage would not help the issue of affordability. Moline asked Hsu if there would be a fixed square footage. Hsu stated that would be the case unless your house was over 12,000 square feet or if you're less than 8,000. Howe reminded the Commission that the data currently did not reflect the decks or patios. Ritchie stated that staff did not know if they could get deck data, but they would try. Hsu stated that it would be really helpful and that staff could reflect estimates with mirror bars. Brauneis asked for additional comments of staff. Moline asked what the next steps would be. He thought an open house would be the best next step for public outreach. Ritchie stated that the open house would probably be best. Brauneis asked if there would be a significant public posting in that case. Zuccaro stated that there would probably be direct contact through postcards for affected properties. Brauneis added that neighbors would also be an important group to contact. He also liked the webpage idea. Sheree Burcar, 1881 West Choke Cherry Drive, stated that HOA guidelines might be impacted. She suggested that decks could be handled differently than other kinds of additions to homes. She added that the meeting had been very educational. Zuccaro responded that staff could explore treating decks differently than other types of additions to homes.