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Page 2 Minutes for the Meeting of December 3, 2008 Ms. McCall-Taylor said her understanding was that the back lot could contain more than two buildings, but that the use of that lot in combination with the front lot could not create entitlement to more than two additional houses, but she would look into it further. Ms. Manz said either the SSD or BHD could work on that site, but she leaned towards the BHD. She noted that doubling the number of units would equal the density of the surrounding neighborhood. Mr. Cataldo said that the plan he was showing was from the 2003 preliminary, which was never submitted, and used only six acres. Now he would use all ten acres for the SSD, which would use the same roadway, preserve the view scape in front, and maintain the front east corner by Marrett Road as is. The homes would be large single-family homes with two and one half stories and forty feet tall. He felt the BHD would be too intense for the area and would not allow for the preservation of the natural features. Mr. Galaitsis asked what was the floor area of these homes? Mr. Cataldo said they were approximately 6,000 square feet. Mr. Galaitsis asked Mr. Cataldo to consider building 11 large units and divide the remaining three of the structures into small units; for example, build 11 units at 1,500 square feet. This would reduce the impact of the development on the school budget, while providing housing much needed housing for empty nesters and young professionals. Ms. McCall-Taylor warned that there are legal issues in trying to regulate the number of children or who would be occupying the units. Mr. Zurlo said that affordable units would allow additional density. The old cluster bylaw had set the context for looking at the occupants of the units. Mr. Canale asked how pedestrians would access the path and what was the advantage to having it along the edge or out to the roadway. Mr. Cataldo said that path would come across the property and go to a dedicated area, which would be between the roadway and the property line. Ms. Johnson said that the 2003 plan egress makes sense. The beautiful apple orchard would be a benefit to the Town; would there be any other open space? It would be nice to use rural configurations for this site by eliminating sidewalks and having a gravel driveway with a common drive for shared access. Mr. Timm said the gravel becomes a maintenance issue and swales do not work in the winter. Mr. Zurlo said he heard a strong preference for the SSD, was there any strong advocate for the BHD? These following items were Board preferences: ?? Maintain the rural character of the site; ?? Use a sustainable design;