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City Council Meeting Minutes October 19, 2021 <br />code. The code under which La Cima is allowed to develop. <br />Council Member Gonzales asked if there was opposition from residents and if <br />the developer has addressed their concerns. Ms. Mattingly stated that there <br />were a couple of email messages today with concerns. Mr. Willis stated there <br />was email exchange with one resident. Mr. Willis responded regarding the 75% <br />impervious cover and stated that the proposed site plan is less than 50%. Mr. <br />Willis stated concerns from residents were the height of the buildings, he stated <br />the buildings will be two stories tall, not four stories. <br />Council Member Gleason asked about the site plan if that could provide more <br />information for us. He asked Mr. Willis if a restrictive covenant on the general <br />layout, maximum number of stories, etc. about the project will be <br />acceptable? Mr. Willis stated the site plan has not been reviewed by city staff <br />and he would like it limited to the plan to the approximate layout and unit <br />count. Ms.Mattingly noted there could be issues with the site plan being part <br />of the covenant. <br />Discussion ensued regarding how to ensure that the proposal, as shown, will be <br />the project built. <br />Taylor Fields, Partner for the La Cima project, spoke in favor of the project. <br />He stated he is fine with putting in writing that any building adjacent to <br />residents could be restricted to two stories only. He mentioned this is a high <br />quality development. He shared his family history and noted he has family ties <br />to the city. Mr. Fields stated this is a renter by choice development on the <br />higher end and helps with the quality of the development. He stated there is no <br />change in the site plan and it is ready to be submitted with the only changes <br />required by <br />engineering staff. <br />Mayor Hughson asked if the existing Development Agreement can be amended <br />to include the elements important to the council and the residents. This would <br />include what the developer is proposing. <br />Assistant City Attorney Sam Aquirre noted that we can set the zoning <br />ordinance to not be in effect until certain elements are met or the development <br />agreement. <br />Mayor Hughson stated her preference is to modify the existing Development <br />Agreement and not to introduce another method of requiring certain <br />City of San Marcos Page 7 <br />