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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />August 26, 2021 <br />Page 4of6 <br />Bair replied that they hadn't designed the buildings yet and stated that a lot would be <br />achieved with the design. He stated that mixed use would be visible from the main <br />intersection. <br />Howe stated that large residential units were a community concern, with residents <br />worrying about people not using them as a long-term residence. He asked Mr. Bair to <br />give an idea of the average square footage for residential units. <br />Bair stated that they hadn't designed the units yet but that they planned for consistency <br />in the neighborhood and across the street. He described that some units would be <br />attached and a little smaller by definition, and that the average would probably be <br />around 2,000 square feet with some smaller and larger. He added that they were <br />committed to providing two -car garages. <br />Moline asked about market analysis at Erie's Nine Mile Corner. <br />Bair clarified the location of the Corner. <br />Gary Larson, Mystic Ranch Patio Homes, stated that he had put together a coalition of <br />residents along the corridor to work with developers in the area. He described the work <br />of the coalition and its alliance with the SAP. He did not support the current proposal <br />with two generic commercial strip malls and high -density homes and he noted that the <br />SAP survey indicated a preference for affordable senior housing, but otherwise wanted <br />housing limited. He advocated for mixed -use and pedestrian -friendly buildings and for <br />eliminating all townhomes along Highway 42 and replacing them with an anchor <br />restaurant and creatively designed buildings. He said to go ahead with building the 17 <br />duplex units, but stated that the SAP survey encouraged the City to have main -floor <br />master bedrooms to retain empty nesters and have a sidewalk connecting the area like <br />Forest Park, which had a 70-80% occupancy rate. He stated that the park area would <br />increase commercial occupancy and there could be concerts in Steel Ranch Park. He <br />advocated for no townhomes and more commercial development. He stated that this <br />was one of the last key lots available in Louisville. <br />Diehl stated that he remained un-swayed by the proposal because it was a downgrade <br />of commercial offerings from the current plan. He understood that residential was <br />profitable and that things had changed but this proposal did not match the SAP. He <br />noted that a huge number of citizens were involved in the SAP and he thought that it <br />was acceptable that the property be aligned with SAP because the area had not yet <br />been developed in the intervening years. <br />Howe stated that we were in a different place than we were a few years ago. He <br />weighed different concerns, including that citizens were concerned that this was not <br />commercial enough while at the same time this proposal offered residential to <br />counterbalance and alleviate the commercial issues in the city. He noted that this would <br />not necessarily increase the quality of life for residents. He liked the idea of more <br />residential and he did not think that more commercial would serve the city's long-term <br />interests. <br />