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Minutes for the Meeting of October 15, 2008 Page 3 apply the new rules to these plans. Ms. Manz ?? Pleased with the option showing somewhat reduced impact on abutters, but felt it would be unfortunate to use the proof plan. ?? Liked Options A or B, but felt Option A would be less intrusive on abutters. ?? Not realistic to expect this development to be invisible to the abutters. It seemed to be a reasonably designed plan and having smaller units was good. Mr. Hornig ?? Preferred the ten-unit plan because Options A & B have larger units. ?? Accept the Historical Commission’s determination that the buildings should stay. Audience Comments: ?? At the meeting only saw Option A, a letter was sent to Mr. Lopez and the Planning Board. The preference would be Option A since it would pull the units to the center of the site, it removed one unit, and preserved the existing building; however, they could get more money from a duplex then triplex. ?? Option A would be the best and this would be a good time to determine which trees were Norway maples and which were sugar maples. ?? There are three neighborhoods involved and there has been concern with traffic; fewer units would be better. The aesthetics were moving in the right direction; this could be an ideal situation for a co-housing development. ?? Option A would be the preference; what would be the unit heights? Would prefer the back of the building to have fewer windows and balconies. Mr. Waitt said the height would be the same as in the ten-unit plan and the windows would be the standard window size as in existing homes. ?? A conventional plan would be highly damaging to trees. How many trees would be taken down in each option? Mr. Waitt said he did not have a count here, but it would be a little less than in the ten-unit plan and if the conventional plan were to be done it would have at least 100% more trees taken down. ?? What would be the parking situation with the new options? Mr. Waitt said Option A would have 35 spaces, Option B would have 34 spaces - almost 4 spaces per unit, and the ten unit plan would have 28 spaces. ?? Options A & B were moving in the right direction especially regarding aesthetics. If the applicant proposed an eight-unit plan they would get neighborhood support. Please call attention to the energy efficiency of Journey’s End. Earlier neighborhood participation would have resulted in a