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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 8, 2025 Page 4 of 8 Brauneis asked when the last time an outside party requested a code amendment was. Zuccaro said that it was pretty rare, and that he did not recall any in the last decade. Applicant Presentation: Mark Smith, resident, representing Advent Health Avista, noted that Advent Health had purchased a 40 acre site in the Redtail Ridge area, and were planning its future development. He said that they were in favor of the change as it would provide greater predictability and certainty in their planning and design process. Commissioner Questions of Applicant: Brauneis asked about the applicant's reasoning for their proposed major code change. Smith said that they felt that the change would give them the clarity needed to make the project viable. Bangs asked about how this would improve their design process over the existing PUD waiver process. Valerie Wilkins, non-resident, of the development team, said that they can get through more comprehensive design planning earlier, and that they hope to simplify and speed up this process. Bangs asked whether the yard and bulk requirements were clear for this development. Zuccaro said that they were not clear on the GDP, particularly with regards to desired heights. Bangs asked how long it would be before the applicant came before the Commission with their proposed designs. Zuccaro said that they were currently discussing this with the applicant. Wilkins said that they were going through the concept design, and intended to have a PUD ready by the end of the year. Public Comment: Tamar Krantz, resident, pooled with Cindy Bodell, resident, asked what changes Advent Health from the existing yard and bulk standards. She was concerned that it would just be a means to alter the existing GDP. She also objected to the unusual manner in which this proposal was brought before the Planning Commission. Applicant Closing Statement: Wilkins said that they were not planning any changes to setbacks for their future GDP amendment, and that this was just an example brought up in conversation. Additional Commissioner Questions of Staff: Mihaly asked how this would affect the GDP amendment process. Zuccaro said that it would not affect existing GDPs or the GDP amendment process.