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Ms. Soo replied that was correct. Commissioner Posson thanked Summerhill and staff for providing additional views because he thinks they h elp significantly. He stated that when he looked at the view from the south, his first reaction was that there was a lot of roof. He indicated that he did go back a_ nd read the Minutes from the previous hearing, but he thinks that the reduction on the three-story on the rear side of the building did not help. He noted that part of the comments was the visual impact of the building itself, and be recalls someone suggested story poles. He stated that he thinks it might be beneficial to look at story poles to show the residents what the profile would look like for the entire development, not just for Buildings C and D but also for Buildings A and B as well, because there have been some comments about these views not being accurate representations of what the development would look like. He indicated that he is not yet convinced that the design of both those buildings fit the visual impacts the Commission would like to see. Commissioner O'Connor stated that part of the discussion at the last Work Session was the visual impact of looking at the building and moving some of the units, as well as privacy because there was another set of windows up there that looked into people's yards. He noted that those have been accomplished. He stated that he does not know if there is anything that can be done with the massing as they have moved as many units as they can, and there is not much more that can be done at the back while meeting the 30 units to the acre that needs to be done. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he would like to see an additional visual that shows Buildings A and B in the distance, if that can be added in. He added that he does not know if erecting story poles for a project of this size would help a lot to do anything of significance. He pointed out that one thing he would like the applicant to look at is another way of cutting that roofline to make it look less massive; however, he does not know what could be done because there would be units right behind them, and that could expose windows back into the southern direction. He stated that he is fine with where the units are going to be. He indicated, however, that he would like something done to reduce that massing which is very flat and goes all the way across, and maybe improve the roof a bit. Mr. Dolan asked if the Commission noticed that there were some variations in the roof, that there are small sections that stick out a little bit farther on the end. He pointed out that there is a lot of brown, but there is going to be some shadow and some variation. Commissioner O'Connor noted that it does look like it sticks out, even when looking at the lower one; but it almost looks like everything melds in, or at least that is what the visual will look like with a flat, one-color roof. Mr. Dolan stated that there will be some shadow that will help show the difference. He added that the alternative was to leave the windows, and there might have even been decks and balconies out there, but this was the number one concern of the neighbors. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 22, 2014 Page 10 of 16