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Considerable discussion was held regarding �sability and size of homes withou� deviation; eneroachmer�t permi� process (setback perr�its) artd administrafiive criteria availabEe far stafF to issue a minor variance permii without the P�a�lic Hearing proc�ss. 5taff noted that most of those �ninor �ariance requests invol�ed porc� additions; adefitians to side yard setbacks; expanding existing attach�d garage�; or expanding kitchen areas c�ff the back nf a home to rnaice the space more functional. Cornrnission�r Baerigter opined his suppori to lea�e language at 30' or 2-112 stories. Ft�rther discussian included functianality andlor plaeement or� lots of hornes built in the �950's corr�pared ta t�day's lifestyles and family preferences; i�pacis to home yalues and quaEity of life is�ues for �xistir�g andlor new homes, with sta� npining that pr�- existing conditions and new construciion are very different in meeting existing code requirements; potential abuse of administrative perrr�its, with staff advising �hai an applicant needed to rr�eet a set of twelve (�2) criteria far consideratinn, including whether or not the a�plicant created the hardship; and s�a�'s ability tn discern setback variance requ�sts and ttteir appropriateness, wiil� applicants us�ally following the ad�ice o# staff and revising their requests prior tn proceeding through an informai or forr�al process (i.e., Develaprnent Review Committee recommendations). Commissioner Gottfried opined thai a good portion of the currenf rules ar�d regulations would self-regulate the lats, with variances cnnsidered on a case by case basis, and were relativefy f�w in perspecfive tn the tofal number nf lois. Commissioner Gottfried f€�rther opined tha� crea�ing an e�tire set o# ruies specific to the S�RQp was oumbersame; and expressed confidence in staff's ability to monitor applications; and the market �lace to dictate the rules. Ms. Rad�l clar�fii�d that non-confarrning lots wiihin the district were approximately 1D0; hvwev�r, that there w�r� a rr�uch greater number af lots that wo�ld be irnpacted. Chair Bakernan recngnized that height was a topic af much Study Group discussion, b�f expressed her willingness to Ieave the heighfi as c�arrently indicated. Carnrnissioner baherty complimented staf� on the wonderFul rendering nf the small lots on the map; with Ms. Rade! advising tl�at she wauld pass on Comrr�ission comme�ts ta GIS Technician Jae1 iCoepp, fior his de�eEopment oi'the mapping Chair Bakeman t�anEced staff for p€�rsuing the modificatians, upon City Co�ancil direction; opining ii made ihe many hvurs sper�f by the Study Group wo�thwhile. Carnmissioner Baerigter opined that tY�e modificaiians directad for r�vision to-date by fihe City Council were only the fringe issues at the In� split study iss�a�; and the meat of the issue are fhose items needing substantial pnlicy discussions by ihe City Cauncil io allow for implernentation. 5taff was requested to include footnote as epplicabie to assist novice readers ofi tl�e cod�, including �arious char�s far consis��ncy; ta create a separate sectinn for the over[ay district; define "overlay districi;' incorporate typographical correctinns as v�rbally nnted thrnughout re�iew; to add a column to t�e Char� of uses in Section 1004.��5 for S�ROD's to be consisient with and avoid eonfusian with headings on the next chart; define "SFROD" in the �eginning, incEuding �he abbreviatian o# such; define "Ri�arian �.ot„ {adjaceni to water) irt shoreland districts; define ar elarify "lot" nr "In# line front' for corner lat dimensions, consistent with the definition of "yard;" furiher clariiication of how staff defines ihe front lot line as the shortest of the two dimensions; eonsider whether language related to lot lir�e front and rear was necessary; anci ta bring a refined document to �he Commission for further review prior to finalization and r�cammer�dation to �h� Ciiy CnunciL Cnmmissic�ner Wozniak asEced for a tirr�eline fror� staff on thosa elements related �o en�ironrr��ntal profection and sustainability, and ihe review of the avsrall zoning code.