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Page 6 e City Council Minutes February 13. 1989 Gary Santwire. representing First National Bank. stated that because they are dealing with existing utilities. the proposed cluster home concept is the best configuration of use for the block. He stated he would not be proposing this type of housing if there were more room to work with. Mr. Santwire stated that the other alternative would be multi-family housing. He further indicated that he felt the request met the 7 stipulations required for a conditional use permit. Planning Commission representative. Rita Johnson. stated that the Planning Commission had no problem with smaller. more affordable homes. They did feel that the proposal was too dense. Ms. Johnson distributed a drawing to the Council submitted by Planning Commissioner Arlon Fuchs which illustrated the Planning Commission's concerns regarding lot sizes being too small. She indicated that the Planning Commission also had concerns regarding triple and double frontage lots. She stated that the Planning Commission recommended denial of the plat. Mayor Tralle opened the public hearing. e Greg Davis owner of surrounding property. stated that the Planning Commission did not listen to the citizen's concerns. He stated he and the surrounding neighbors felt that cluster homes would be much more agreeable than townhomes as townhomes would reduce the property value of surrounding single family homes. Carl Miller of 708 Auburn stated he would rather see single family homes as opposed to townhomes. Robert Bischoff of 602 Jackson stated he would like to see the single family homes in the plat rather than townhomes. He stated townhomes are difficult to sell and further that cluster homes would be a good buffer zone for Elk Hills. Tom McNair of 22175 Grant Street stated that the First National Bank is involved because in October of 1987. the owner went into bankruptcy. He indicated that the bank sees this as a better alternative to the present zoning for townhomes. Bob Morton. Planning Commission Representative. stated that the Planning Commission had no problem with the single family home (cluster concept). Their complaint was with the undersized lots and multiple frontages. The Planning Commission felt that 17 or 18 homes would be better than the 19 proposed homes and also felt that the multiple frontages should be eliminated. Mayor Tralle closed the public hearing. e The Council discussed the possibility of double and triple frontage lots rece1v1ng double and triple assessment charges. The City Administrator stated that this is covered in the assessment manual. Councilmember Dobel stated that the fact that there are no cul-de-sacs in the plat is a help and the fact that sewer and water are already in place dictates what goes in the plat. He also stated that he would prefer to see single family as a buffer rather than townhomes.