However,theApplicanthasconsistentlyrefusedtoprovidethePlanningDept.andthe <br />community-at-largeanyindicationofthepossibleheightandbulkoffuturehomesonthe <br />buildableportionoftheproposedlots.Undoubtedly,theApplicant’sconsultanthasthe <br />professionalcapabilityofprovidingsuchdatawithrelativeease.TheCommittee(and, <br />moreover,thecommunityatlarge)wouldfindananalysisofbuildingheightandbulkvery <br />beneficial.Whyhavetheyrefused? <br />TocontinuallystatethroughouttheApplicationthattheproposedprojectwill“blendinwiththe <br />naturalcharacteristicsoftheSouthHillsarea,”thattheprojectwillnotbevisiblefromthe <br />RibbonTrail;orthatthe“developmentsiteisanattractiveandvariedneighborhoodthatis <br />reasonablycompatiblewiththesurroundingresidentialenvironment”whennofactualorvisual <br />evidenceisprovidedtosupportsuchclaimsdoesnotaddressthevalidissuesraisedbyour <br />understandablyalarmedcommunity. <br />OnceagaintheCommitteeisextremelyconcernedbytheApplication’scarelessnessregarding <br />theultimateintegrityofthelongtermprojectitproposes. <br />HowdoestheproposedPUDtakeshapeasbuildingpermitsmovethroughtheapprovalprocess? <br />Thereisnoguaranteedconsistencyofdesign.Page35of67ofthe8/22/17Application <br />referencesa“DesignReviewTeam”andthatthe“CapitalHillCC&Rs willprovide guidelinesfor <br />thebulk,heightandscaleofthebuildings.”(Emphasisadded.) <br />However,onceagain,withoutevendraftCC&Rs,thecommunityhasnowrittenevidencethat <br />suchguidelinesand/orreviewcommitteewillbeinplace.Whatisthepossiblecompositionof <br />themembersoftheDesignReviewTeam?Whatwillthe(nownon-existent)guidelinesconsist <br />ofandhowwilltheycontrolhomedesignandconstruction? <br />StatementssuchastheonefoundonPage62of67ofthe8/22/17Applicationunderscorethese <br />concerns.OnPage62theApplicationstates“TheCC&Rs(notyetdeveloped)mayprovidesome <br />controloverthebuildingsize,colorandothersuchdetails….”(Emphasisadded.) <br />“Will”provideand“may”provideareworldsapartwhentheintegrityofanhistoric <br />neighborhoodisatstake. <br />TheApplication’sobstinaterefusaltoaddressevenbasicdesignstandardsmeansthatresidence’s <br />exteriorcolorscouldvarywidelyandtraditionalcolonialhomestylescouldawkwardlyabut <br />high-techmodernhomestyles.Atotallackofconsistency–aliteral“hodgepodge”ofhome <br />styles,setbacks,roofheights,landscapechoicesandlightingdesignwillemanatefromthe <br />Application’sobviousefforttoleavefuturedesigndecisionstoothers,regardlessoftheircertain <br />impacttofuturegenerations.Ourcommunitydeservesbetter. <br />Additionally,thisnebulousareawillwreakhavocfortheCity’sPlanningandDevelopment <br />Departmentbecausedesignstandardsarenon-existentfortheproposedproject,everybuilding <br />permitrequestemanatingfromthesubjectdevelopment,over(perhaps)a10to15yearperiod, <br />willseektostretchthelimitsasfaraspossible.TheApplicationhasshiftedtheburdenofdesign <br />consistencytotheCity.Precedentswillbesetbyinitiallyapprovedhomeconstructionfrom <br />whichtheCitywillfinditdifficulttobackaway. <br />129 <br /> <br />