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Hagen: In this case, any garages over 600 square feet do count and you're already at your 600 square feet. Yes, in this case, anything above what you have does count. Houston: Okay, so you have about 700 feet left. Hagen: There was a table that was included in the staff report on Page 10 that shows for Lots 1 and 2 it's between 600 and 700 square feet that they could add on for Lots 1 and 2. And, Lot 3 is maxed out for the most part. It would only be permitted 80 square feet. The difference in the three lots is that Lot 3 does have an additional garage/workshop which is already included so that's where the square footage difference comes from. Houston: So I think we agree with the proposed conditions, but the well is something that we think....1 don't understand the reason for it and we'd like to keep the well. Commissioner Nagler: Would you mind discussing the well for a moment and why the recommendation to cause the well to be abandoned? Hagen: It was a concern that we received from one of the Commissioners as well as from neighbor concern just due to ground water and the drought and the like; just wanted to reduce the taking from the City's aquifer which has already been depleted. It was just a concern that was heard in other projects and it was something we decided to include as a condition for you to consider. Commissioner Allen: Is the purpose of the well is for the landscaping primarily? Houston: Yes, landscaping. I know everybody loves Crepe Myrtles but we also like fruit trees as well so this area in here, these are planned to be various fruit trees. There may be more in some other areas. Since it is such a large parcel and we're going from five to three, it's 1.5 acres, so having that well, it's off-line from the City's system formally and it'd be much easier to keep up that property with a well versus going in and getting a permit and drilling one anyway. It's there, it's existing, and the church used it for some years. It's still operating; we'd like to keep it. Commissioner Allen: Jennifer, what do other properties like this do? Do they get recyclable water or what would be the alternative? Hagen: Typically, they are hooked up to the City's water system with the water meters. Depending on the drought, there are restrictions to the City's guidelines so you have to follow with that. One of the options is to go to the wastewater treatment center and haul that in themselves. That is one option. Otherwise, they just would be required to hook up to the City's water meter and follow the City's water regulations. With lots like this all of the landscaping that's installed is required to meet the drought tolerant landscape requirements so they already have a step up on a lot of these existing single family homes in the City because there is no lawn. Commissioner Allen: Thank you. One more question—so if they went out to get a permit to drill their own well, would that well likely have the same impact the existing one would in terms of impacting neighbors potentially? EXCERPT: DRAFT PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 13, 2016 Page 2 of 8