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DRAFT sense in the new economy. He added that he does not sense that it goes contrary to anything that the Master Plan is trying to do and noted that the Commission will still see all of these as permits come through and will be able to review them to make sure they fit in line with what the caps are that are out there. He noted that this is a nice way to clean up this process, make it more business - friendly, and help the citizens. He added that he is also in favor of the way the staff report is written. Commissioner Posson stated that he thinks this is an equitable clarification of the ordinance and also addresses the current needs of the community. He noted that where there was a need for more housing, industrial and commercial areas have been converted to mixed -use areas. He added that things are going to continue to evolve, and as projects are proposed, the Commission will have the opportunity to look at those, evaluate the impacts, and determine if there is any additional limitations there. He indicated that he is also supportive of staff's recommendation. Chair Pearce stated that she is also supportive of staff's recommendation. She commented that Commissioner Olson and she were talking before the meeting about how they felt like this issue has been around forever and that, in fact, this was one of the Planning Commission's priorities sent up to the City Council when the Council created its list of priorities. Chair Pearce stated that she believes it is equitable. She noted that she honestly is not a big fan of the cap and that as mentioned earlier, it feels like political pressure way back when, similar to the housing cap. She noted that if the Planning Commission has the opportunity to review projects as they come through for impacts and things like that, she does not really understand the concept of an overarching cap. She further noted that the infrastructure is in place, the Commission is treating all the sites the same, and this is a net zero to the City. She added that something like this that is equitable and reasonable and allows Hacienda to continue to be competitive makes a lot of sense to her and does a lot of good for the City. She reiterated that she is supportive of staff's recommendations in its entirety, although, if the last six words are unnecessary and old language, she is amenable to taking them off. Commissioner Olson moved to find that the proposed modifications to the PUDs are consistent with the General Plan and to recommend approval to the City Council of Case PUD- 81- 30- 55M/PUD- 85- 08 -27M, subject to the Conditions of Approval listed in Exhibit A of the staff report, with a modification that the last six words of Condition No. 2.D. of City Council Ordinance No. 1596 be deleted. Commissioner Posson seconded the motion. DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 8/28/2013 Page 10 of 11