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<br />Excerpt of Planning Commission Meeting Minutes, July 26, 2007 <br /> <br />Page 2 of2 <br /> <br />Commission forward a recommendation for approval to the City Council, which probably <br />will hold a public hearing on this item in early September. <br /> <br />Commissioner Abero asked whether Michelle Kaufmann Designs has other projects in <br />the Bay Area. <br /> <br />Planner Barros said that Ms. Kaufmann has done primarily single-family homes in <br />Marin County, and many projects m process that may include multi-family <br />developments. <br /> <br />Commissioner Finberg inquired whether green projects tend to be priced higher than <br />comparable non-green properties. <br /> <br />Planner Barros said she would defer to the developer, but anecdotally she said she <br />understands that, during a slow market, green properties sell faster than non-green <br />counterparts, so that they do have an edge in the market. <br /> <br />Acting ChairNice Chair Dlugosh invited the applicant to come forward. <br /> <br />Joel Ware, 1819 Polk Street, A358, San Francisco, represents 15101 Washington Ave. <br />LLC, which purchased the property in 2005. In response to Commissioner Finberg's <br />question, he said that 20 of the units will be market-rate, and four will be inclusionary <br />housing (three for medium-income and one for low-income). Prices, he expects, are <br />likely to be in the same range that non-green townhouses sold for a year or two ago. <br />Because it is green, he added, is a strong reason that project development continues, in <br />spite of the current state of the housing market. <br /> <br />Acting ChairNice Chair Dlugosh invited others in the audience to speak on the matter. <br />With no additional speakers coming forward, he requested a motion to close the public <br />hearing. <br /> <br />Motion to Close Public Hearing <br />Collier / Ponder <br />5 Ayes, 0 Noes, 2 Absent (Reed, Nardine) <br /> <br />With no additional speakers coming forward, Acting ChairNice Chair Dlugosh asked <br />for a motion to address the vesting tentative map matter. <br /> <br />Motion to Forward PLN2007-00036, Vesting Tentative Map 7917 <br />to the City Council with a Recommendation for Approval <br />Abero / Collier; 5 Ayes, 0 Noes, 2 Absent (Reed, Nardine) <br />Approved <br />