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PlanningBoard | 2012-03-12 | 20 | Board member Henneberry wanted to know what staff is asking from the City Council next week. Ms. Ott replied the ask is to provide direction on a strategy they have contemplated, which talks about dividing the property in a concurrent development approach and engaging the development community about these areas. Board member Henneberry asked if staff has the specific proposal on the entitlements. Ms. Ott stated they have the development envelope in the Reuse Plan as a starting point. As part of the disposition process, staff could go back and take the cap out and leave it out of the zoning ordinance, but developers need exact unit numbers that they can develop. Vice President Burton agreed with many of the Board's comments. He felt that Board member Autorino comments about the continuous green connection and the interconnectedness of the shoreline spaces is important. He understood staff's need to create a base-wide zone, but there has to be an explanation of how they will move forward in order to create a cohesive development. The Calthorpe plan has many strong points that built the plan's skeleton and backbone, including a transportation network and pathways through the different uses. He wants a plan of action for the backbone so, once they start breaking up the 20-acre parcels they end up with something cohesive. He was encouraged to hear that there will be some accommodation for multifamily residential in the employment areas and the Town Center District. However, he wanted to see that developed in more of a specific way so there is an opportunity for mixed-use. He was encouraged by the form-based code for North Park Street and he would like to see how that process could be layered over the base-wide zoning. He referred to the lower employment area that interfaces on Main Street with the residential across and suggested that staff create a slice along there for higher-residential housing. In terms of moving forward with the actual dispersal of land, he would like staff to focus on the Town Center District and the parcels nearby in order to build up the center first and support the public transit and mixed-uses. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft referred to page 3 (2nd paragraph) of the staff report. She stated that the community wants not just affordable housing, but housing for all income levels. She would like that incorporated in further writings about this topic. On page 7 of the staff report, the paragraph states the area is adjacent to the existing Bay Port residential to the east and is currently occupied by 200-units of transitional housing and 65-untis of former Navy family housing. She wanted to know if the 265-units of housing would be counted towards that 1,425-unit cap. Ms. Ott stated yes, but that number could go down. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft explained we need to disperse housing throughout the area and the housing cap should not exist. She referred to page 5 of the staff report about transportation mobility and pointed out that traffic congestion would be minimized Approved Meeting Minutes Page 20 of 23 March 12, 2012 | PlanningBoard/2012-03-12.pdf |