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DRAFT the fancier looking ones that have the handles that almost look like the old carriage house-type doors that will go with the Mission style. He added that it would contribute to the character in the Downtown. Commissioner Ritter agreed. Commissioner Balch stated that he is in line with everyone's comments. He indicated that he prefers this method of two-abreast parking and two-abreast in the driveway than tandem parking because that does not work very well in design and he has personally seen that go very bad. He added that he is supportive of this as it would allow for four, which would not be possible with tandem in any way, shape, or form. Chair Allen stated that she is also supportive of this. She noted that she generally does not like garages in front on a pedestrian street, but it certainly is not a precedent that she would see approving in most developments. Commissioner O'Connor commented that he is glad the garages are pushed back. Chair Allen agreed. She stated that she supports it for the same reasons everyone else mentioned that first, she does not want the plaza to be cut out and half the white house; and second, the quality of the door makes a huge difference. She asked the applicant if the photo on the bottom left-hand corner of page A.13 of Exhibit B of the staff report is really a carriage-style garage like what Commissioner O'Connor was recommending. Mr. Bowers said yes. He added that they want the garage doors to be real authentic Spanish style. Commissioner Balch pointed out that there are some other notes in general that do not fit in with the four items for discussion, and he would like to bring them to this part while the Commission is talking about commercial buildings. He indicated that these are kind of standard things that typically come up, such as lighting or light spillage and amplified music. Commercial Versus Residential in Relation to the Front House Commissioner Balch stated that he is a mix on this. He noted that the intent of the plaza and how it was sold is very much a public space, but it is not a dedicated public space similar to basically the new Starbuck's space that was done instead of paying the in-lieu fee. He indicated that one option might be to make the residential use a conditional use so it would have to come back instead of being a carte-blanche use. He pointed out that this is a public space, and it would be very awkward if someone went there for dinner one month, and the next month there is someone living in the house. Commissioner Ritter stated that it is proposed as commercial and should be left as how staff recommended it in the staff report. He added that if the economy sinks, the Commission may want to consider supporting them and converting it at that time. Commissioner Balch stated that he supports commercial only. DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 11/182015 Page 18 of 22