September 11, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

09/27/2024 06:14:01 AM Page 45 to 48 of 180 12 of 71 sheets 45 conforming for the ordinance.1 THE PUBLIC: Right. You said that little2 bit is 12 feet?3 THE WITNESS: No, the entire height of that4 floor, if you go to the left. So you, if we can zoom in5 over here. The entire height of this floor is 12 feet,6 that as you can see this is a fractional piece of that,7 of that 12 feet.8 THE PUBLIC: So, I'm trying to understand.9 THE WITNESS: It's very misleading and I10 understand the confusion, but this was the cleanest way11 I could represent to you the difference between12 conforming and what we're proposing in here.13 THE PUBLIC: So under the first floor is 1214 feet of foundation?15 THE WITNESS: Typically. However that, as I16 gave testimony, some of the buildings -- I apologize.17 THE PUBLIC: But the one with the most18 exposed foundation, that's what I'm trying to visualize.19 Does that have 12 feet of exposed foundation?20 THE WITNESS: Every buildings different.21 THE PUBLIC: The one with the maximum22 exposure of foundation is the question here.23 THE WITNESS: So that's a good -- I'm going24 to say probably the building, either C or B probably at25 46 some point has more exposure than D does. So over here.1 So based on where the grade is falling off, this is2 Building A that we're looking over here that there's,3 from below this portion of the building, this would4 probably be your, one of your worst case scenarios.5 THE PUBLIC: And that's facing south?6 THE WITNESS: This is Building A.7 THE PUBLIC: You just told me it's facing8 south?9 THE WITNESS: A's facing south.10 THE PUBLIC: So I live south, so if I,11 looking at the building -- if I'm looking at this12 building coming in from Warner Road --13 THE WITNESS: I'm not sure you're --14 THE PUBLIC: -- I'm seeing 12 feet of15 foundation is what you're saying?16 MR. PLOCKER: Can we point out where she17 lives, so we have a point of reference.18 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Ma'am, can you tell us19 where you live so we have an idea of the relationship.20 THE PUBLIC: I live in The Grand, but I'm21 saying, which is south of Block 179. But I'm saying22 even if we're coming in from Warner Road, I'm looking at23 it from the south. I'm coming in from the south, this24 is what I'm going to see, is 12 feet of foundation?25 47 THE WITNESS: You're talking, your, I'm not1 sure that you're going to see any of this because2 there's

th. I'm coming in from the south, this24 is what I'm going to see, is 12 feet of foundation?25 47 THE WITNESS: You're talking, your, I'm not1 sure that you're going to see any of this because2 there's so much other stuff that is going to be between3 your view and --4 THE PUBLIC: No --5 THE WITNESS: -- this area.6 THE PUBLIC: -- I don't even mean from my7 house. I mean I'm driving up to this development, this8 buildings going to have 12 feet of foundation that I'm9 looking at.10 MR. PLOCKER: Larry, how far is Building A11 from any point of The Grand? Do we know that. If you12 know that.13 THE WITNESS: No, I don't.14 THE PUBLIC: I'm just saying, going into15 this development. This development is being built,16 going into Warner Road, forget where I live. It's a17 southern exposure is what you're telling me.18 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: That's the testimony. The19 testimony is that this area of the building is going to20 be screened.21 THE WITNESS: This area of the building22 below here, we have handled this both with architectural23 screening and landscaping as well. What is interesting,24 even from the lowest point in here, so forget about what25 48 is exposed, and the foundation is actually part of the1 building. It's not part of, it's not a, just a2 foundation, but it's part of the building where the3 parking is. If you measure the building height from the4 lowest point of exposure we're still conforming.5 THE PUBLIC: I'm not talking, I didn't read6 the ordinance. I just want to visualize how high is the7 building, how much is going to be foundation and is it8 exposed foundation, are you going to have stones. Is it9 going to be structurally cosmetic appealing or am I10 going to be looking at 12 feet of concrete and then five11 feet of apartment building on top of it?12 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Do you have a picture13 graph of the building with screening you can show her so14 she can see the where the garage is?15 That's the one.16 THE WITNESS: So this portion of the17 building in here, this is Building C facing the18 clubhouse. It's an internal view, but as you can see19 here's it's not exposed foundation. It's all part of20 the building. It's been designed, we designed not one21 side to be building but all four sides. And we did this22 in concert to make the grading to work with the existing23 grading and layered landscaping and other architectural.24 So I'm not sure you're

1 side to be building but all four sides. And we did this22 in concert to make the grading to work with the existing23 grading and layered landscaping and other architectural.24 So I'm not sure you're looking at this. You --25