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Page 2 Minutes for the Meeting of June 11, 2008 Mr. Zurlo joined the meeting at 7:55 p.m. The proposal keeps the main house and carriage house, removes the existing garage and adds a new two- car garage and eight additional units The average natural grade at Units 1-3 would be 257.4’, the cellars at 252’, ridgeline at 296.2’ with the height being 35.7’. Seven units, representing 70% of the units, would be less than 2,700 square feet each. These would be units 1-3, 6-8 and the carriage house. The ridgeline was incorrectly stated on the plan for units 6-8 and will be corrected. The common open space is just over the 33% requirement at 33.2%, and including the piece off Marrett Road it would come in at 35%. Mr. Waitt said he spoke with the Assistant Fire Chief Delaney regarding the layout of the roadway and reported that Mr. Delaney wanted a 24-foot width in front of the units but did not mind a reduction to 18 feet for the driveway, and there was no expressed interest in access to Wachusett Drive. The drainage would have no net increase from the site. The area with units 1-5 would be on a fairly flat surface with previous disturbance. Mr. Waitt indicated that they would be willing to take a second look at moving the units further from the perimeter and tightening the buffers. Board Comments: Ms. Manz said she was pleased to see the cluster moved down from Wachusett Drive, creating more open space, but she would like to see units 1-3 moved over to widen the buffer. She asked if the patios were within the 25-foot buffer, and how far from the property line. Brian Timm said they are 10-15 feet from the property line. Ms. Manz said to move them east and south. Did the Assistant Fire Chief say he wanted 24 feet all the way up? Mr. Timm said yes. Ms. Manz asked if units 6-8 were stepped down. Mr. Waitt said the units would be stepped down the slope 2-3 feet each, with the roofline stepped down and retaining walls along the driveways. Ms. Manz said she would like a walking path and more buffering on the eastern side. Mr. Galaitsis said he liked the BHD with the attached units and a majority of them under the 50% threshold size footprint of 2,604 square feet. He said that since the numbers are so specific, there must be a specific design in mind so he would like more information about the height and cellars and he expressed concern about visually appearing as three-plus stories.