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PlanningBoard | 2020-05-11 | 4 | Board Member Hom said he is now comfortable with supporting the project with these conditions that will be discussed in the design review stage. Board Member Saheba said his main issue is the lack of visibility. He also agrees there could be opportunities to increase the number of units that you could get to the front door in an accessible way. President Curtis asked Board Member Ruiz if she would work with Staff on this. Board Member Ruiz said she would and then asked the board if they were comfortable about granting the waivers on just the perimeter units. Director Thomas said it will come down to design review and talked more about what they can word in the conditions of approval to make it very clear what is expected of the applicant. Nicky Collins, Boatworks LLC, said, unfortunately, they got the list very late and had not digested it properly. Though there are some good ideas but was hesitant to make promises. President Curtis told Ms. Collins that she came in late in the discussion. He said it sounded like the applicant needed more time. Ms. Collins said she did not want to make promises to the Planning Board something that could not be achieved. President Curtis did not believe the items on the list (minus the four discussed) are high- cost items. He then suggested they table the discussion to give the applicant more time. Ms. Collins said that she would not disagree with that and then added it's not just about the perceived cost but what makes sense. They have to take into account both people with disabilities and those who don't. Ms. Armstrong mentioned the time constraints about the settlement agreement and that continuing the discussion would make things difficult. She then asked the Board if they would grant the waivers knowing that the developer would work with staff to address these issues before design review at a later date. Board Member Hom suggested putting the burden on the developer to meet these conditions and during design review, the burden is on the developer to explain which items they can not agree to. President Curtis agreed with Board Member Hom but felt the applicant changed their mind about what they were comfortable with in "the 11th hour". Board Member Saheba clarified that the list that was sent out from the Disability Commission is not the list that was agreed on. The list that Board Member Teague put out was more for adaptability. This was the list agreed on except for the four items mentioned by Ms. Armstrong. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 4 of 10 May 11, 2020 | PlanningBoard/2020-05-11.pdf |