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? • would be between units. Mr. Corsi said it would be, and he referred to the plans. He showed on the plans that units can be flipped and can be back to back. Mr. Yager asked if the units are shown flipped anywhere. Mr. Corsi indicated they have not shown them that way. The plan does allow them to flip it one way or the other depending on how they set it up. It would really only function within the center section units. He showed them another rendering with the front porches and garages. He also had photos of another development to give the board members an idea of how it will look. Mr. Corsi said they want to design a home that they feel is in keeping with the type of community they are trying to develop. It will bring people outside, and have a place for community. It will create a free environment when you drive in with good views of front porches and green landscaped areas. ,The idea is to keep the homes close to the street. They wanted something different architecturally with having the front porches and rear-entry garages or alley-entry garages. Mr. Yager asked how Chairman Zergott would prefer to address the proposal. Mr. Zergott said the major issue is the landscaping plan and the site plan that was submitted. He suggested starting off on a positive note by going over the building plans. He said they can go through it methodically by going through the entire development. Mr. Corsi reiterated that they tried to design open space, green space, and courtyards. It is an environment in which you don't see the typical single-family cluster subdivision, where all you see is garage doors. Their goal was to design a development where the front porch is the prominent feature. He added that they want to utilize a palette of colors. The homes have 2 or 3 units attached and the roof color will be same all the way through. He then showed the board some shingle samples. The shingle is called weathered wood. Mr. Yager asked if there is any shadowing. Mr. Corsi said it is a dimensional roof and is the same thing he has on his home. W. Yager commented that weathered wood is a common color. He said the color is one thing but the question is what will the shingle look like. Mr. Corsi said it is a dimensional shingle and the colors may not be exact but he showed the palette of colors they will be looking at, with all of the skirts of the buildings being red brick. He then showed another sample. He said the brick will go on the base. The vinyl siding is a cedar impressions style and he showed another sample. Mr. Stockman pointed out the siding will be used in the gables and some of the bases. Mr. Zergott asked if the split face will go totally around each unit on the bottom. Mr. Corsi indicated that is correct. He indicated they will be using Anderson windows and presented a window sainple. They will use Therma-True doors. The columns are pre-fabricated. They may want to make some of them more diverse. Ms. Corsi said they may use different shapes to add diversity throughout the development. Mr. Corsi said the porch rails may have a different look from unit to unit but all units will have porch rails. Mr. Yager asked what material will be used for the rails. Mr. Corsi replied the porch rails will be painted wood. Mr. Yager asked if they will be painted to match the facade. Mr. Stockman indicated they will match the trim color. Mr. Zergott asked what the material is for the porch floors. Mr. Corsi indicated it will be a stoop concrete. Mr. Yager inquired about the steps. NIr. Stockman replied they will be concrete. Mr. Zergott asked if they could be made out of the same block, be pre-cast. Mr. Corsi said they could be and it would look great. Mr. Zergott asked where the air-conditioning units will be. Mr. Corsi referred to drawing AD2. Mr. Stockman indicated the outdoor units will probably have to go back in the courtyards. Mr. Yager expressed concern they would have to be put into the "community niche." Mr. Stockman said there are end units where it might be nicer to put them on the sides of the house rather than the courtyard. W. Yager agreed. Mr. Zergott asked if the code would allow them to be on the sides of the units. Mr. Rymarczyk said with a single-family cluster, the code indicates it cannot be in a required side yard, and there is a noise factor as well. Mr. Yager pointed out there is flexibility with this particular site plan. He said the developers should think about that long and hard. He said putting aJc units in the courtyards will dramatically diminish the use of the courtyards. He said that the plan relative to the setbacks between the buildings, has 10 ft. between the buildings, so if you put them in there, there is almost no room to walk between them. He said there is certainly room between the street and the first buildings to put at least one there. It's a tough call. He said he doesn't believe they would want them in the front. W. Corsi agreed but added they would really have to landscape well to do that. Mr. Yager said they have to go somewhere and the developers need to decide now. Mr. Corsi indicated they could go over the site plan and he 2