Inevitably,fromourclosereadings,wehavefoundmorethan60contradictionsanddisconnects <br />withintheApplication\[SeeAttachmentE,InconsistenciesofApplication\]. <br />Thetightlyclusteredlotplanlayout,fromwhichallotherimpactsfollow,seekstomaximize <br />densityfor“thegoalsofthedeveloper(e.g.,marketability,feasibility,finance-ability,and <br />livability)”(p.16of67).Thisextremeeconomicgoalseekstomaximizeprofitbymaximizing <br />clusterdensity.Consequently,itsacrificeseffectiveplanningdesignbyputting“livability”last, <br />andalsosacrificingthevaluesofsafetyandenvironmentalqualityforthepeopleandthenatural <br />conditionsofthelandscapeintheimpactedareas. <br />TheResponseCommitteeurgesthatthisApplicationbedeniedatthis“tentative”stage,to <br />preventsitedevelopment.Otherwise,severeandirreversibledamagewouldoccur–jeopardizing <br />environmentalandgeologicalstabilityofthearea,aswellasthelivabilityoftheadjacent <br />neighborhoodsandtheintegrityoftheSouthHillslandscapesurroundingthecityvalley, <br />includingthesensitiverecreationareasofHendricksParkandtheRibbonTrail,whicharewell <br />usedbythegeneralpublic. <br />### <br />4 <br /> <br />