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MEMORANDUM To: Members of the Planning Commission, Councilmember Lindstrom CC: Heather Worthington, City Administrator From: Deb Jones, Staff Liaison Subject: Addendum to Dan Cornejo's report on the PUD and related comments from the CPTED meeting. Date: March 20, 2003 Unfortunately, Dan will be out of town and unable to attend the Planning Commission meeting and public hearing on Tuesday, March 25. However, he had some additional comments which he asked us to share with you, in response to questions that have been raised about the "front porches" on the senior independent living building. He thinks the porches and private entrances would work because the building is not an assisted living facility; it is for independent, responsible older adults in, say, their SOs and 60s, who might find a private entrance a plus. In other words, these tenants would not be very different from the people likely to purchase the townhomes. • 2. The porches and front doors would introduce elements of neighborhood stewardship and responsibility to the residents, encouraging them to belong to the neighborhood as much as the building. They would be on their porches; they would be watchful. 3. Dan would like to focus on the fact that this porch idea is bold and innovative. He is concerned that this well-designed project not be made bland. Security is ultimately the concern of management, not the City. 4. He suggested the alternative of orienting the steps parallel to the porches, that is, turning from a landing and going down to the side (i.e. the south), to make them less visually inviting to any passer-by who might consider invading the space. The issue of security relating to the porches and private entrances also came up in the CPTED review. In summary, these were their comments about the porches: They were not as concerned about the porches as about other potential security issues, especially in the parking garages. (See CPTED report) 2. They were not worried about the orientation of the steps; there is enough separation from the street with the steps coming down as shown. • 3. However, those units should have security systems installed, as should any unit with an outside door.