walls and other features, Schirmer wrote. <br />Dreyer said much of the drive's problems stem from the fact that residents <br />park in the street, blocking half of the roadway and hindering visibility. <br />Banning parking on the street would solve that worry, he said. <br />But the narrow road also is an asset, Schirmer wrote. <br />"The nature of this road is what gives this place its unique character," she <br />wrote. <br />Dreyer said he has talked with some neighbors about his development idea <br />and none has raised major objections. <br />At any rate, Schirmer argued, the hilltop site should be developed, despite the <br />difficulties. The land is designated for low-density residential development in <br />the city's land use documents, according to Schirmer. <br />The property "is simply the last one to develop in a fully developed <br />neighborhood. This presents an increased level of anxiety about change," she <br />wrote to the city. <br />Under tentative plans Dreyer and Schirmer have submitted to the city, the <br />planned unit development would encompass the three existing homes - <br />including the mansion - that the Dreyers own on the hilltop, plus it would <br />create an additional 17 or so lots that new homes would be built on. <br />Parts of the property are very steep, but homes would be built on the flatter <br />parts at the top of the hill, Dreyer said. <br />Under a planned unit development, a developer can override some city <br />planning requirements in return for clustering buildings and leaving open <br />space or natural areas. <br />Schirmer has scheduled a meeting Jan. 14 with the city staff to talk through <br />