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I should have checked on that previously. Thank you. Sears: I'll take a look at the approved plat too. For the record, the approved plat shows a 25 foot setback on Jefferson St. and on West St. all the way through, so this does not reflect the amended plat where a 20 foot front setback was granted on West Street. Wood: That's correct, Mr. Chairman. The initial discussions with the applicant were based upon the PUD plat approved in 1986. The amendment, approved by resolution in 1987, was not reflected graphically on the current plat nor was there an amended mylar document submitted to staff through that action. I found it by City Council resolution, going back subsequent to the date of original approval and working forward in time. April of 1987 was when Council approved Resolution No. 9, approved April 21, 1987, initiated by Windsong Place Developers for the Windsong PUD. There were actually 6 amendments that were requested by the applicant. Five of the six dealt with the reduction in vacation of utility and drainage easements, the elimination of a 15 foot utility drainage easement along the south side of Lot 4, redistribution of drainage easement along the southern 15 feet of Lot 6, and elimination of drainage and utility easement on the east side of Lot 8. There are other actions dealing with utility and drainage easements. The sixth item by request of the applicant was to reduce the street frontage setback from 25 to 20 feet for Lots 8 & 9 because the lots are smaller; 65 x 90 instead of 68 x 131 (Lot 9 is a corner lot which has two setbacks which restrict buildable area). Lot 8 is contiguous with the RM zoning along West Street to the east. These setbacks will allow the smaller housing along West Street to blend in with the larger homes along Jefferson Street. Sears: The Council memo where it specifically states reduction to front setback only will become Exhibit No. 6. The resolution is based on that Council communication. Move on to comments by Staff. Paul Wood read the staff report. Sears: Right now they've got a 1653 sq.ft. proposed ranch and, if you take out the 400 sq.ft. garage, it gets them down to 1253. 1653 is only 90 sq.ft. away from what is allowed on the site and, if they were to just build within the footprint that is allowed, it is not that far away from what they want. Pendergrast: Mr. Von Eschen said that there are other subdivisions currently in the City of Louisville that have smaller sideyard setbacks, excluding subdivisions that were approved before 1970. Is that a true statement? Wood: I am confident that I could find, for example, that the McStain subdivisions are 15 to 17 feet, as well as Cherrywood, and Centennial Heights. I am confident 9