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Page 4 <br />Minutes for the Meeting of February 20, 2008 <br />development for the Board to have clarity of what the applicant has proposed. <br /> <br />Mr. Zurlo said although staff and the board have had much discussion about this proposal’s green <br />attributes, it should not be a specific standard under which its merits are reviewed. <br />Mr. Canale said the challenges on this site would be site disturbance and runoff, which at this point would <br />appear to be a challenge to get into a program and have it come together. By building into this hillside <br />how many trees would be saved/removed and what would be the amount of site disturbance created? <br /> <br />Mr. Hornig said there could be possible disturbance of steep slopes from garages, a berm house and <br />access to the main house. Mr. Larson said he had looked at this challenging site and the alignment of the <br />driveway had been determined by the location of the slopes and trees. He asked if it would be worth <br />taking this conceptual plan forward? <br /> <br />Mr. Hornig responded that if this had been a generic development, the Board would have wanted to keep <br />the development to the front of the lot. The challenges that would require further discussion and <br />consideration would be getting the main house to the top of the hill and the berm house, which may or <br />may not work out. <br /> <br />Mr. Zurlo said this raised the question of what makes one parcel’s existing green space more valuable <br />then another. The Waltham Street proposal required clearing of more trees of larger caliper than what <br />may be likely to be cleared on this property. Also, at Waltham Street a large 3-story 5-unit structure <br />visible from the street was approved while this proposal will clear for the construction of a berm-house <br />and a second principally green structure. <br /> <br />Ms. Silvera said the trees on that site are tall, skinny and very unattractive. She noted that the berm house <br />seemed to be a sticking point. She saw it as an experiment for alternative ways people could live. <br /> <br />Mr. Hornig said the berm house was not the issue, but rather the 16-foot grade change across the footprint <br />of the building. <br /> <br />Mr. Canale said he liked the concept, but said due to the difficulty and constraints of this site the proposed <br />plan might need effort and redesign. <br /> <br />Ms. Manz suggested the applicant investigate using Moon Hill Road as access. Ms. Silvera said she <br /> <br />