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PlanningBoard | 2017-07-17 | 7 | one corner of the site. She said we need to require energy and water conservation in the project. She said rentals and affordable units are the most likely ones to require universal design elements and some of these items should be required up front. She said the reduced cost transit passes should be available to more residents. She said she would like the landscaping to be part of design review. She said she agreed with the speakers who said Clement is a bad place for a truck route. She said the line 19 is at double the expected ridership and still parking problems, which means there is something wrong with our transportation models. She said we should have flexibility for residents to leave their cars someplace safe so they can use transit. She suggested making the parking stalls tall enough to allow stacked parking. She suggested tying the ferry dock to something more concrete to make sure that transportation infrastructure is built earlier in the project. Board Member Knox White said he is not inclined to approve a 14 story building at this time. He said the exception to the height limit should only apply to sub-area F, increases the planned commercial square feet, and is architecturally exceptional. He said the design review exception needs to have some benefit to the community beyond just a nice tower. He said we should include construction updates and schedules be released every six months. He said we should require liveaboard facilities to be addressed in design review. He said he agreed with Board Member Zuppan about the universal design review issues. He said he would like to see the language of the draft universal design ordinance included in the agreement. He said he would like to have the density bonus application included when the plan goes to council. He said there are dozens of empty parking spaces around Littlejohn Park every night. He said we can build to support cars or build to support bikes and transit. President Köster said we are in housing crisis mode and these units are badly needed. He said he likes that the units in this development would be smaller and inherently more affordable. He said he would like to see the project meet the universal design elements. Staff Member Thomas said a potential recommendation would be to approve the master plan with the following additional recommendations to council and staff: eliminate 4b and expand the height limit exception to only apply to site F if the design is exceptional and there is an increase in the amount of commercial; six month construction plans noticed to the public; the density bonus application be included with the proposal that goes to the city council; the master plan include design review for boat trailer access, liveaboard facilities, limits on compact spaces, landscaping for open space and private will come to design review; include a distribution of larger bedroom units; provisions to allow pets; meet the standards of the draft universal design ordinance and allow waiver applications during design review if necessary; allow households to purchase more transit passes if needed; encourage council to examine the phasing requirements for the water shuttle as well as drop off access for the water shuttle. Approved Minutes July 17, 2017 Page 7 of 10 Planning Board Meeting | PlanningBoard/2017-07-17.pdf |