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Mr. Casteel said, if the land would have held it, the design of the roads, the access, and
the storm water, if you can max out 122, he could have done 122 patio homes, in R-2,
and could do 97 on this PUD based on the subtraction of 4.7 acres from the 22.56.

Chairperson Kite said that is how he interpreted it also.

Mr. Seidov said they are making it harder on themselves to bring what they think is a
better product for the constituents of the city. That belief is set in studies they have done
that are back by the National Association of Homeowners, so it is not just him coming up
with this. They are seeing over and over again what people are asking for.

Chairperson Kite said when he thinks of a neighborhood, he thinks all are one house with
garage like you find in Rl or RE. However, that is not even the zoning they are talking
about; they are talking about R-2 which has a certain density. These plans are well under
the density: they are not even building anymore homes. Initially, it does seem counter to
the area, but at the same time he recognizes this is the direction the country is moving in.
People want smaller yards, they don’t want to mow, so he does recognize this is the kind
of places people want to buy. Being compatible is not the only requirement. The second
requirement says that, as long as it offers an environment that may not be typical of the
district but still offers some things, that is where he is sitting right now. They are offering
more than the district has. The density is less than the district. If they went strictly on the
district, they would be allowed to build even more houses, which they said, that is not
what they are going to do. They are offering things in the environment, which are not in
the district, which is exactly what the city code says. He asked the board what their
thoughts were on it.

Mr. Stephens said he is involved with a lot of them, and he has intimately seen a lot of
those folks moving into those homes. They offer more than what the surrounding area at
the time it was built. The folks at that point did not have the desire for a more refined
subdivision. As they are becoming more refined, that is becoming more of a want for
folks. Whether they like it or not, it is the future. He sees it a lot and thinks it would offer
more than what they have in that area.

Chairperson Kite said he was going to go on whim and say there are a lot of people who
may say this is counter to this district but none of those people are here today. They
posted this meeting to the public and no one showed up.

Mr. Casteel said it was advertised at the first of the year and it is posted on the website.

Mr. Proffitt said he was concerned about how this fits in. Here they have a fair amount of
development property. What will differentiate these homes, will they also not be similar
to the R-2’s that were hard to sell?