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B. Is the proposed positioning of the buildings, on -site circulation, parking location, parking ratio, private open space, common open space, and on -site amenities acceptable? Commissioner Posson said yes. Commissioner Ritter stated that he has two concerns: (1) People living on the "peninsula" have a long way to walk, and as the average age maybe comes down, there will probably be more parking needed. (2) As people get older, they will probably have a lot of visits from paramedics, and they should make it easy for ambulances to come in and out with the driveway access. He added another comment regarding the buildings, stating that he remembers that his father used to like to leave the apartment and go down the elevator to the lobby area and have a space to go and read the newspaper. He stated that it would be nice if the residents had that in the buildings. He then apologized, noting that his comment should fall under Discussion Point C. Commissioner O'Connor stated that his only concern was the distance to those "peninsula" units on the Kottinger side and that he does not know if there is a solution to that or if there is a service that can be provided, such as golf carts. He indicated that he was not that concerned about the .8 parking spaces per unit until the discussion on how many parking spaces there were in other sites. He stated that that is going to be important and would like to make sure that the developers take a good look at that because if it will be an issue if there is not enough parking, particularly since street parking is not available there. Chair Olson stated that the comment about possible pass- through traffic was a good comment. He noted that the area is either for residents leaving the facility or residents coming back to the facility and should not be for pass- through. He indicated that the MidPen Housing should do something to try to prevent that. He stated that he is fine with the rest. Commissioner Allen stated that the comment on the pass- through traffic is a very good point, and it should be looked into. She added that it would be really nice if there is anything to be done about making the parking more available to the folks on the "peninsula." She stated that she is aware that MidPen Housing has looked at this, and there may be nothing that can be done, but it would be great if there is anything creative that can be done. Commissioner Pearce stated that she can only echo what everyone has said. She agreed with Chair Olson on the cut- through, and she agreed with the concerns about the location of the parking. She indicated that she is not concerned with the parking ratio because she believes that the research has been done and thoroughly vetted, and everyone has an interest in making sure there is adequate parking. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 12, 2014 Page 18 of 24