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City Council Meeting Minutes February 7, 2023 Page 5 of 11 Commission member will affect his ability to hear and act on the application as a Councilmember in a fair and impartial manner. Mayor Maloney opened the public hearing. Planner Ellie Hassan stated this property is a four and one-half acre parcel currently zoned community commercial and residential located in the North End development. The proposed amendments would change the housing types along with some site design. The applicant is also requesting amendments to the General Development Plan (GDP). The application reflects a mix of multi -family and commercial development with the elimination of single-family and townhome duplex housing. The applicant is also requesting a plat amendment to accommodate the multi -family and the commercial development. The plat will establish the new easements and includes four commercial building and 38 dwelling units. The commercial buildings will vary in height from one story to three story. The residential buildings will include duplex, triplex and fourplex designs. This application is subject to the Inclusionary Housing ordinance and the applicants are seeking the fee in lieu option. The applicant is also requesting a waiver for building height for four of the buildings to over 40 feet. Mayor Pro Tern Fahey asked where money for fee in lieu would go. Community Development Director Rob Zuccaro stated that it will need to be held in a dedicated fund for use on affordable housing. The housing study will hopefully give some strategies on how to use the fees that are received. Councilmember Most asked for clarification on Council's ability to grant or not grant the fee in lieu. Director Zuccaro acknowledged that Council is not required to grant the fee in lieu. Councilmember Most expressed her concern that four affordable units would be able to be built at another site with that amount of money. Director Zuccaro clarified that the money is not equal to the price of a unit, just the difference. Mayor Maloney expressed a concern about concurrency of building commercial and residential. He stated he almost wants to require a certificate of occupancy for commercial prior to residential being built. He recalled a situation where the residential was built and the commercial property was never started. He asked if it was advisable that the Council takes a deeper step to ensure it gets done. Director Zuccaro said that a condition could be added by Council. Sam Coutts of Ripley Designs made the applicant presentation on behalf of Markel Homes. He gave a brief overview of Markel Homes, spoke regarding the fee in lieu option, and noted the request to build multi -family units rather than single-family.