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Commissioner Pearce stated that Conditional Use Permit requests of this type could be <br />put on the Consent Calendar. <br />Development Standards and Design Guidelines <br />Commissioner Pearce inquired what the process would be for deciding what street <br />design to use. She requested that the Commission have a conversation about how to <br />decide what to do in this section. <br />Mr. Dolan stated that there are two options that are approvable, and the Council can <br />either leave an option open or pick one. He added that staff will probably get more input <br />from BRE or W.P. Carey. He indicated that the second option requires less movement <br />of the curb and provides a little more land to use for building, but it takes away land from <br />parking. He noted that there should not be any land issue in the sense that whatever <br />space is lost to put in a building is gained to put in parking; both have to be done. <br />Commissioner O’Connor inquired if the angled parking is designed for the retail. <br />Mr. Dolan replied that it is not necessarily specified, but it surely counts because it is <br />very convenient to retail, to the residential that would be right there, and to any Live/Live <br />or Live/Work that ultimately transitions. He added that with 5,000 square feet of retail <br />and some Live/Live there, it would also be logical for guest parking for the entire project. <br />Mr. Dolan stated that under the old scenario, BRE would likely come first on Parcel 2, <br />and it would build no retail as this is not required. He noted that Parcel 1 comes next <br />with 5,000-square-foot minimum retail, and then the Roche property comes last, and if <br />the 5,000 square feet of required retail is still there, it would be built then. <br />Commissioner Narum inquired how Option A1b. could go forward, given the traffic <br />safety analysis presented earlier by Mr. Tassano. She further inquired if the <br />Commission would need to add some language regarding mitigating it. <br />Mr. Dolan indicated that Mr. Tassano has some concerns about Option A1b which he <br />has outlined. He stated that there are probably some variations in between the two <br />options, but the backing-up issue needs to be addressed for safety reasons. <br />Mr. Dolan stated that what it comes down to is what would be a valuable opinion to <br />share with the Council. He noted that the study shows that Option A1a works <br />beautifully. He added that those on the Task Force were able see a video of what that <br />area would be like during PM peak hours, which showed very light traffic. He indicated <br />that there is a lot of capacity out there and that Option A1a. will work. <br />Commissioner O’Connor inquired if the lanes could be one lane going one direction and <br />the two lanes the opposite direction as depicted in Option A1a. but configured as it is in <br />Option A1b. without a separate median but with a curb or something similar <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES, January 26, 2011 Page 40 of 50 <br /> <br />