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Commissioner Fox noted that on the elevations, there were several styles of garages, some with and some without windows. She noted that she would like all of the garages to have windows to be able to monitor that two cars could be parked in the garage, because otherwise, people would fill their garages up with a lot of extra stuff. She noted that these elevations looked similar to the Standard Pacific homes near Trenery Drive. She further noted that the front elevation on page DR -4 had a small window that appeared to be barred. She inquired whether it was a decorative window or whether that would prevent someone from crawling out of a window in an emergency. Ms. Decker replied that those windows were decorative only and that the actual egress windows would be larger to meet the Building Code. Commissioner Fox noted that on the other elevations, she noted that some of the elevations appeared to be bright white such as on DR -6. She added that they did not have color samples at this point. She would like to see some one -story homes. Commissioner O'Connor liked the architecture and believed there was enough variation between them. He noted that each plan had a porch over the garage door and cautioned against having too many of them, perhaps no more than 50 percent. Chair Blank would not want windows in his garage from a security perspective, and he did not believe that windows would prevent anyone from piling things up in their garage. He believed that the overall architecture was generally good; however, he would like to see more articulation. They appeared to him to appear stamped out or tract housing. He indicated that it may be clearer when they have the visuals. Commissioner Narum noted that when the item comes back, she would like to ensure that the Commission was clear on the height. She believed that 39 feet was too tall and would like to see it reduced to a more reasonable height. She inquired whether this item would come back in another workshop or as a hearing item. Ms. Decker replied that would be at the direction of the Planning Commission in terms of what kinds of comments had been received. Commissioner Narum noted that if it did come back for approval, she would like to have some conditions about sound and vibration on the back side of the tracks. With respect to another workshop, Mr. Dolan suggested that it be left to staffs discretion and to determine how close the applicant has come to the Commission's desires. If the applicant was not ready, it would be worth that effort; however, if he is responsive or able to respond, a workshop may not be necessary. Commissioner Narum noted that would be fine with her. Chair Blank noted that in the past, Commissions have been partial to HOAs versus maintenance associations because HOAs could also officially represent the residents of the development, whereas maintenance associations cannot. He did not know whether that would be feasible in such a small environment. EXCERPTS: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 21, 2008 Page 16 of 17