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Commissioner O'Connor inquired if those 40 spaces would be in addition to the <br />1.5 minimum required for the residential or if they would be used to meet that minimum <br />requirement. <br />Mr. Thatch replied that it would be part of the number to meet the requirement. He <br />indicated that he looks at how much parking there is and how they can really double up <br />parking so they can to have less asphalt. He added that they are being sustainable as <br />far as their approach to parking is concerned. <br />Commissioner O'Connor stated that he knew what the standard is. He asked <br />Mr. Thatch what would happen in some of the properties, if those 40 are used to meet <br />that standard, if the residents in the complex had two cars. He noted that there would <br />be a lot of extra parking here that is really office parking, and inquired if there would be <br />any way some of the parking could be utilized in the evenings or overnight if a <br />residential parking problem arose down the road. <br />Mr. Thatch replied that he sees possibilities but that it is a question that Mr. Inderbitzen <br />and the owners should respond to. <br />Commissioner Pearce stated that she is not aware if the City has ever done a shared <br />residential /office parking before and asked Mr. Thatch how this works and if they have <br />done one of this before. <br />Mr. Thatch replied that they have done one in Concord; however, the project is on hold <br />and did not get built, but basically there were parking spaces that were available. He <br />explained that it was more like a practical situation that those spaces farthest away from <br />office were going to be available. <br />Chair Pentin inquired who would have priority for these parking spaces if push comes to <br />shove; for example, if a major corporate client comes in to California Center and the <br />apartment buildings are filled up, who would have the priority, the residents or the <br />corporate building. <br />Mr. Thatch replied that Mr. Inderbitzen or the owners would have to answer that <br />question. <br />Mr. Dolan stated that from staff's perspective, residential /office sharing is probably the <br />ideal situation and this opportunity does not come around often. He indicated that it <br />makes a lot of common sense that during the work day, the offices are going to be filled <br />up and the people who live in the place are going to be gone. He added that it would be <br />a good idea in this location. He noted that somebody mentioned it back in the design <br />standards because right now, there are lots of spaces, and this is really formalizing what <br />might occur anyway even if a shared arrangement is not approved. He pointed out that <br />he cannot really predict a circumstance where there would be a conflict because on that <br />big day when they will have a conference with everybody visiting, it would still be a work <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 10, 2012 Page 9 of 19 <br />