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Minutes for the Meeting of January 23, 2008 Page 3 Ms. Manz said they could stay in the unit, but they won’t have any incentives to stay as you would with an unrestricted home. Mr. Robert Whitman asked about the retention of site coverage in the Site Sensitive Development? Mr. Hornig said if you eliminate a roadway it cannot be converted to a house. Ms. Gloria Bloom asked what was the point of impervious surface, are there differences on the type of surfaces that are out there, and how are they considered? Mr. Hornig the current bylaw is black and white, a surface is either pervious or not. The Town Meeting was quite adamant about retaining the Impervious Surface Ratio limit. It is meant to retain more of the site as green and the Site Sensitive and Balanced Housing Developments are going to operate under the roughly same limits as in the conventional developments. Mr. Andy Friedlich is concerned about the direction this was going with the living area square footage no longer regulated. He would like the Planning Board to require developers to submit floor plans. Mr. Hornig said as there will be no limit on bedrooms there is not need for floor plan. Mr. Zurlo said the overall size of the home could be limited through the GFA, but what criteria could be used to limit the number of bedrooms? Mr. Friedlich stated the living area square footage is overly liberal. The intent of the cluster bylaw approval at Town Meeting in 1996 was to encourage smaller units for empty nesters. Mr. Hornig said the current bylaw looks for a “diverse set of housing opportunity” not only for empty nesters. Mr. Hornig said the formal public hearing is in three weeks and there may be changes to the article. If possible, the articles will be published a week before the hearing. Mr. Hornig closed the public information session at 8:55 p.m. At next week’s public hearing Mr. Canale will present the Associate Planning Board Member Article. Either Mr. Zurlo or Mr. Hornig will present the Height Article. ************************************** MINUTES ************************************* Review of Minutes: The Board reviewed and corrected the minutes for the January 2, 2008. On a motion duly made and seconded, it was voted, 4-0 to approve the minutes as amended. **************************SUBDIVISION ADMINISTRATION****************************