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Chair Blank informed the public that the decision would take effect in 15 days unless appealed. a. PUD-85-09, Sunrise Senior Living Review of the determination made by the Director of Community Development on substantial conformance of the Sunrise Senior Living facility with the approved PUD-85-09 located at 5700 Pleasant Hill Road. Zoning for the property is PUD-C-O (Planned Unit Development -Commercial-Office) District. Mr. Dolan presented some introductory comments, stating that staff had brought forth its consideration of its being in substantial conformance with a previous approval. He recalled for the Commission that this generated some controversy with the neighborhood, mostly related to the number of stories of the original approval and the intensity of the proposed facility. He added that there was some inconsistency in the historic documentation that staff was able to gather. He noted that instead of taking action, the Commission requested staff to set up a facilitation process between the applicant and the neighbors. Mr. Dolan stated that the City hired a private facilitator, funded by Sunrise Senior Living; staff then asked the neighbors to select a group of representatives and setup a process to cover three meetings with the facilitator. He noted that both parties worked hard and in good faith to determine whetherthere could be a projectthat would have a broader support of the finding of substantial conformity. Mr. Dolan stated that the applicant was very responsive on many issues and made several revisions to the design. He noted that by the end of the third meeting, staff felt the project met the applicant's needs and addressed many of the neighbors' concerns. He added that although there was not unanimous support on every issue by neighbors, there was general support for the steps Sunrise has taken. He indicated that staff has not been so insistent that the building look exactly like it did the last time, and the applicant has been liberal in interpreting and addressing the neighbors' concerns. Mr. Dolan then recommended that the Commission make the finding of substantial conformity with the application submitted. Ms. Giffin then presented the staff report and gave a brief description of the modifications to the project plans, including the elevations, the colors and the materials, and the signage. She then presented a table comparing the elements of the revised proposal to the 1985 proposal. Commissioner Narum requested a view of the elevations along Foothill Road. Ms. Giffin stated that it was included in the packet in black and white. Commissioner O'Connor referred to the driveway going towards Foothill Road and inquired if this was atwo-way road. Ms. Giffin replied that this was for egress only. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 10, 2008 Page 25 of 35