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7A Page 64 Commissioner Smith noted it made sense then to clarify and set the language with the PD allowing for the flexibility in its process. Mr. Tom Passanisi, Principal Planner, offered reassurance regarding the drainage issues mentioned during the public comment. He stated that many times in a new development, there are new development standards imposed on the property owner is to provide the new curbs, gutters and sidewalks and things of that sort. Staff makes sure that there is proper drainage and proper improvements to existing subdivisions or projects. Ms. Ekas returned to the issue of codifying issues regarding permitted uses. She stated what was provided to the Commission in the Draft Ordinance language was modifications per the Commission's prior direction. Whatever was put in the Permitted Uses section with regards to terms on the form of the building, there still was the ability for the PD to reduce setbacks all the way back to zero. She was unclear if it was the Commission's intention to supercede the PD or to keep the PO'S flexibility. She noted another option they had, if it was important to them to limit the number of units and structures, was to include that in the Purpose section of the document. In that way, to make PD findings, they would be able to say that a PD is in keeping with the purpose of the Zoning District. Chair Radcliffe agreed. on the importance of preserving .the PD. Commissioner Schmidt asked for clarification on what Mr. Mehra had previously mentioned with regard to the code being silent. Mr. Mehra stated I within the R-2 Zoning Code, code is silent where it does not specify what the increment should be for lots that are greater than 10,000 square feet. If going literally by what is written, if the lot is 13,000 square feet, for example, this is a given based on the what the Zoning Ordinance says. You can put in three (3) units for the first . 10,000. Whatever is remaining, however, is what the code is silent on. The Zoning Text Amendment would remedy this. Commissioner Schmidt asked for clarification of the terminology regarding codifying. Ms. Ekas stated Staff had prepared draft code language which were standards. Codifying provided the standards that will be part of an ordinance which become the zoning laws in the City. This was different from Design Guidelines. It is not a guideline, or recommendation. It was a standard. Commissioner Schmidt asked if there was anything above the 10,000 square foot standard that was codified currently. Ms. Ekas noted it was hard to know how to direct the Commission on what can be done on those properties over 10,000 square feet, in light of what is in the field and the research that Staff had done. Staff was unclear how this calculated out in past projects, based on the code that is in the books currently, as well as previous versions of the code. Commissioner Schmidt asked how long Staff had been studying this. Page 13 of 24