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now we're going to change it all when everyone else is going to be off the hook. So I'm conflicted on this one because I'm usually pretty tight on parking. I just don't understand why this one has the Office designation; I mean I understand it's zoned that way, but why. Commissioner Allen: May I ask a process question to Commission O'Connor's answer? That would be, we're going to discuss parking later and not now. Is it fair for us—when I was answering this I was setting aside the parking question for a later discussion and I was just looking at the question asked about the intent of the zoning in terms of mixed use versus residence. So if we just stick with that purview of this question, we might be able to answer that and deal with parking later. That would be my suggestion on how this might be answered, and I'm wondering if that changes this. Commissioner O'Connor: The conformity is on office on ground floor only for the two fronting buildings we're talking about? Weinstein: Again, that's staffs interpretation. We felt like that's a reasonable compromise or reasonable interpretation of how the Office district should be implemented on this site. You might have a different opinion, but that's just our suggestion; getting a little more office space on just the ground floor and only the buildings that front the street. We think that will bring this project into conformance with the Office district, but you might have different opinions on that. Commissioner Allen: And when you say office, you're talking office/retail, right? Weinstein: Yes, office space with really good floor plates that can be used as retail in the future. Commissioner Nagler: Without saying yes to this, Office cannot have residential on site, correct? That's the issue? Amos: For the zoning district; strictly for zoning, but the Specific Plan and General Plan could allow it. Commissioner Balch: But that's a Policy 15 question we were talking about earlier right? Weinstein: Policy 15 is the height question. Commissioner O'Connor: So when there's conflict between the General Plan and Specific Plan, the General Plan prevails. So, should they conform to the existing Downtown Specific Plan guidelines? I would be inclined to say yes, it should conform if you can put retail there. Beaudin: Does the interpretation that Adam just gave resonate with you? Or, are you suggesting the entire ground floor of all structures on the property. I just want to make sure.... Commissioner O'Connor: Not all ground floor on the property, no. Where I'm conflicted with this obviously is that there are so many homes down there today that have been there for a long time and I don't see anybody at the prices you can get for a home, I can't see anybody tearing down a home and building something that's going to conform to this Office district. I don't see that happening. I think they are going to stay homes for a very long time which is why EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 25, 2016 Page 13 of 22