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allow more open land to be used for the development. The developer e proposes to have a separate tax account for maintenance and upkeep, and he submitted that unless City Councilor the developer guarantee that that maintenance system will be reserved in perpetuity, the responsibility will eventually go to the total membership of Valley West. He said even if the private roadway system were privately maintained, he did not believe it would be reasonably compatible with the existing development. Gerald Kelly, 3775 Kevington, was concerned with the high-density s ituati on. He said the neighbors were not opposed to the develop- ment, but are opposed only to the high density being allowed. Peter Thompson, 2440 Oak Grove, architect for the project, said the developer was in total concurrence with the Hearings Official recom- mendations and would comply with them. He felt there were a number of issues that should be addressed regarding the processes established by the Code for PUDs. He said there have been other projects proposed for this phase, noting one was for 115 units. He said the proposed 120 units may be modified as the process and design phase develops. He noted the proposed development would be encouraging a variety of living spaces for the community. He said the density was well within the allowable established by City Code. Elaine Roccio, 2483 Blackburn, president of Churchill Neighborhood Association, said their main concern was with the public versus private streets. She said this issue would come before the group -- in February, and she wanted to be informed in order to inform the neighborhood association. Mr. Saul replied he would like to deal with several issues in the appea 1. He said the statement was made that due process was denied. The Hearings Official followed the specific procedures for quasi- judicial hearings as set forth in the Code. It was announced at the beginning and the Hearings Official took care to emphasize the proce- dures were followed correctly. In regard to whether further density is reasonable compared to the adjacent development, he read for City Council Section 9.512(7)(b), saying these standards were met. He sai d the buildings, as far as height was concerned, would be two stories and broken up in a series of small units to avoid a bulky appearance. The distribution and location of recreation spaces would be in two areas, with additional private open space areas for each individual unit. Parking would be governed by City Code and access would be off Westleigh Street directly to Bailey Hill Road. On the basis of these factors specified in City Code, the Hearings Official decided the PUD satisfied the criteria. He said there was some agreement in the concept for PUDs whereby PUD evaluation was based on the density points correlated with bedrooms correlated with the number of residen- tial dwelling units. He said this particular phase would bring the overall density level to a total of 158.8 per acre. He noted for e 12/12/77 - 12 ""