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293 Mr. Cox asked if the height of the four stories is the same or higher than University Baptist Church, and Mr. Saunders replied that it is calibrated to be the same height as the Church. Mr. Stifler said that he has been contacted by indi, and preserve the O'Keefe house. Mr. Saunders continued showing samples of mater project, light fixtures and windows. Responding to a question from Mr. Caravati, Mr. Saunder: will be installed through the walls. Mr. Saunders noted additional changes in the proje initial contact with the City in March: driveway changed' changed; fagade on Main Street broken into different com' changed to garage; increased landscaping; participation in brick on parking structures; right-in only entrance. Mr. SE BAR guidelines regarding height and infill in underutilize Mr. Cox said he understands that the BAR has ma~ developer has not complied with, including providing alte two houses to be saved, and Mr. Saunders replied that the' but need the frontage on West Main Street. ~iduals who want to purchase ,als for the outside of the said that the air conditioning ct that have been made since :o one-way and material >onents; surface parking lot undergrounding of utilities; ~nders said he believes the blocks has been followed. e a number of requests that the 'natives that would allow the explored moving the houses, Mr. Cox asked if the developers have looked at th~', possibility of reducing the number of stories to two or three, with a four to five-story section in the middle of the block, and Mr. Saunders said that such a reduction woul~ lesult in too few rooms to be financially feasible, and added that the original structure l~roposed was much taller than the one nov,, under consideration. ! / Respond~n~, to a question from Mr. Toscano, Mr., around the top floor of the parking garage will be approxi Mr. Caravati asked if the BAR has provided Tide~ reasons for denying the project. Mr. Saunders said Tidev, review comments from the BAR, but were told that the B demolition of the two houses. ;aunders said that the wall x~ately 42" high. ~ater Management with their ater has received no written felt strongly about the 1 Ms. Joan Fenton, Chair of the Board of Architectulal Review, spoke on behalf of all BAR members. Msl Fenton said that a preliminary m~eting was held between the developers and the BAR in July, thought she understands lhat City officials met with the developers as early as March. Ms. Fenton said she feels i: would have been better had the BAR been involved earlier. Ms. Fenton said that in Jt fly the BAR requested that the developer provide a model to see how the project would r details on the exterior of the building, and other alternativ concerned about the demolition of the houses. Another p: August 2, where changes were made to the scale and parl~ house was proposed to be saved. Ms. Fenton said that Bi addressed and no scale model or more detailed drawings were presented. In addition, the BAR fel~that below gra, since the proposed garage would be so close to the Werth proposed was presented at the SeptemberlBAR meeting, ~ sense that their requests for a model and glternatives had~ concerned that the rendering had the building whited out Fenton Said that BAR members were con~:erned that their purposely ignored since Councilors had b~en lobbied an~ BAR decision might be over-ruled. Ms..l~enton noted th, the same one that had been provided to the City on Frida~ applicant had insisted that the BAR take a vote on the pr~ the BAR wanted to defer the matter. elate to other buildings, more e scenarios as they were :eliminary meeting was held on ing, and the Wertland Street dYs concerns were not >r alternatives to demolition [e parking should be considered ,nd Street house. The formal md BAR members had the >een ignored, and were which softened its impact. Ms. requests may have been the developers felt that the the model on display was not Ms. Fenton said that the ect in September even though