oakleigh-concerns-PUOhearing.txt <br />dominant character and flow of the existing housing on the <br />street: More than doubling the number of residents on a <br />street as'nar.row-as oakleigh Lane presents a serious <br />challenge to "sustaining" the community., and is worthy of <br />more in-depth and collaborative discussion with the <br />neighbors already living here than the oMc has pursued. <br />Furthermore, the physical size of the OMC units moves well <br />beyond the average.size of housing on oakleigh (as well as <br />Mccl.ure), which counteracts aspects of the 2009 Lower River <br />Road Concept Plan (acknowledged by the.Planning commission). <br />in particular, the LRRCP advocates for."single-family" <br />housing to be closer to the river, while "higher density <br />development and larger structures are to be closer to River <br />Road. Additionally, the LRRCP identifies a target of 8-12 <br />units/acre i,n lower density areas (even those zoned as R-1) <br />in order to provide continuity with the existing housing <br />flow. From our perspective, the proposed OMC development, <br />consisting of large multi-unit buildings and a significant <br />"common house" skews the 'average size and footprint of <br />buildings on oakleigh and McClure and is neither <br />incompatible nor harmonious with adjacent and nearby <br />structures. <br />incompatibility can also be seen with regards.to <br />relative values of property and houses, based on the <br />proposed prices offered by OMC. Currently available <br />estimates put the average value of a house on oakleigh- at <br />$177,028, with average value on McClure being $208,774. The <br />lowest priced unit in OMC is over $200,000 (2br/lbth) while <br />the highest price is. upwards of $3.50,000 (4br/3bth). This <br />range is well beyond the housing values on the two adjacent <br />streets, presenting an economic incompatibility that further <br />disrupts the character of the neighborhood. <br />. -Fi.nal l y, the-significant size of the, oMC proposed, <br />unit development'pushes both oakleigh and McClure toward <br />needing "i.mprovement" as far as street infrastructure <br />(sidewalks, etc); current residents are all quite happy with <br />the "county lane" nature and would like to see the streets <br />stay that way for the foreseeable future. we certainly <br />recognize, of course, that such improvement strategies are <br />in.large part at the city's discretion, but without the 0MC <br />development, our streets are unlikely to need attention for <br />some time. <br />in addition to our own concerns (listed above) with <br />Page 3 <br />1082 <br />