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c , t-. -t"e vacant alley on 2nd Avenue. The Historic Review Board felt that this area could be treated separately from other areas in the Whiteaker Refinement Plan, as this land is essentially vacant. e Responding to a question from Ms. Miller, Mr. Farah said medium-high density generally would allow 20 to 40 units per acre. He gave examples around the city of such a density: Woodlands--23 units per acre; West Amazon at 35th--20 to 35 units per acre; and a complex on the north side of Roosevelt between Lassen and Foch at around 30 units per acre. He said the Skinner Butte height limitation would impact this area in that a building at 500-feet ground level or less could be built to only 40 feet Q.bove ground. At a ground level above 500 feet, the building could be over 40 feet above the ground. He noted the restrictions in the area would probably make 40 units per acre unachievable and would result in a density probably no higher than 20 units per acre. The Historic Review Board also felt that the design review process would protect the area to the south. Public hearing was opened. Otto Poticha, 259 East 5th Avenue, spoke in favor of the resolution. He owned a property in the vacant area and noted his cooperation with the neighbors and neighborhood organization over the last two-and-a-half years in developing the Refinement Plan. He felt it ironic that the final issue would come down to his development of a piece of property 150 feet by 150 feet. Regarding the density issue, he said the problem was in defining medium-high density. If it were defined by Creswell standards, it might be eight units per acre. By New York standards, it could be 400 units per acre. He felt that 20 to 40 units per acre was only slightly greater than ~ RG zoning and felt it not to be a very high density. .., Averill Bennett, 1815 North Danebo, owned property south between 2nd and 3rd. He said that when the area was changed to historic designation, it did not change the density for his property. He was in favor of a higher density designation for his property. He said it was economically unfea- sible for him to remodel or tear down and rebuild his property with medium-density designation. Martha Filer, 235 East 3rd, was against the higher density designation for the vacant land in the alley near 2nd Avenue. She said Mr. poticha's land was not the only one in question, and said an owner of a much larger parcel was very much in favor of the medium-density designation, which the neighborhood organization supports. She said there were many blocks of high-density in the Whiteaker Neighborhood. The vacant area is presently 1ow-density and by allowing medium-density, this would be a compromise position between what the city needs for housing and what the neighborhood wants to preserve the historical character. She said if the land is vacant and it were zoned medium-density, that would be a great jump from zero to 20 units per acre. She felt allowing 40 units per acre would make it difficult to blend in with the other two blocks in the area. e 4/11/79--8 21Cf