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HomeMy WebLinkAbout38 - NB-2 - Attachment 1 - 10/6/2015ATTACHMENT GENERAL COMMENTS AT JOINT STUDY SESSION FROM COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMISSIONER Mayor Steve Mensinger • Roof deck: Supportive of counting the roof decks as open space. • Require conditions that parking is used for parking. Mayor Pro Tem Righeimer • Remove shower and bath on 1 st floor. • Keep development standards flexible. • Require color board submission, absolutely in favor; what they present is what they deliver. • Not supportive of changing the minimum workspace area. • Garages: Not supportive of tandem garages. • Supportive of roof decks counted as a story. • Not concerned with minimum one -acre lot size deviation, provided that development project of less than one acre are meeting the development standards. Councilmember Genis • Front setback: Expressed understanding for the need to widen the street. Interested in having an average setback, getting rid of the sheer walls. • Open space: Some projects look nice; some do not. • Not supportive of roof decks to be counted as open space. • Concerned with shade and privacy of taller projects. • Opposed to having color board submissions. Councilmember Foley • Pocket Park: Depending on size of the development, make a standard for pocket park. • Roof deck: Does not support counting roof decks toward open space, not to the full amount, only a portion of open space. • Concerns with impact on streetscape, density, parking, architectural features more so than the color; Does not believe that the color board submission as necessary. • Require residents to have an actual business in their live/work or change it into a lifestyle • The development standards for density bonuses for live/work units but not really being live/work is a problem. Chair Rob Dickson • Color board submission: Emphasized that renderings should look like the actual project once built. • Supportive of conditions of approval to ensure that live/work are being used for work and preventing short-term rentals. Planning Commissioner Colin McCarthy • Not interested in mandating or changing the 250 sq/ft vs.500 sq/ft work space requirement.