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With regard to parking, Mr. Parekh stated that most of the parents walk to their facility and do not use cars to drop -off their children at the facility. He pointed out that only three or four parents use their cars to drop -off their children between 9:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. and pick them up between 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. He added that they use only two parking spaces to drop -off and pick -up their children. He noted that if their neighbors on San Giorgio Court feel there is a safety issue, another way to handle this situation would be to use the parking lot on San Marco Way, where parents can park their cars and then drop -off and pick -up their children from the back side of the facility through the walkway attached to the facility. Regarding the square footage and protocols, Mr. Parekh stated that the area available for daycare is 337 square feet, plus 240 square feet in the rear yard. He noted that the City Fire Marshal has also visited the facility, and the facility is in compliance with the Fire Department's rules and regulations. He added that it is also in compliance with the HOA's parking rules. Referring to Mr. Parekh's statement that parents park in the guest parking lot and walk their children to the facility, Chair O'Connor asked Mr. Parekh how many parking stalls there are in that guest parking lot. Mr. Parekh replied that there are a lot of spaces in the guest parking lot on Siena Street. He noted that City staff noticed that there were four to seven available parking spots between 8:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m., and only two were used by parents between 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and only for five minutes each time. Ms. Wallis stated that there are 24 parking spaces in the direct vicinity of the home. Commissioner Ritter asked Mr. Parekh how long they have been operating the daycare at this location. Mr. Parekh replied that his wife has been operating a daycare since 2008. He explained that when she started, she got a small daycare license from the State; she then contacted the City and paid the fee for the business license. He noted that the City accepted the fee but indicated that since it is a small daycare facility, she did not need to do anything else. He continued that in August 2013, his wife applied to the State for the large daycare, the State granted permission for 14 children kids. He indicated that they did not realize at that time that they had to go to the City for a license, or they would have done so had they known. He noted that although they are licensed for 14 children, they are applying only for ten children because they focus on quality education and not quantity. He added that they use the living room and the dining room for this purpose, and he feels that facility square footage is sufficient. Margaret Bryant stated that she has lived in the area for about 14 years and is speaking to support the denial of the Conditional Use Permit request. She indicated that she was one of the people who sent an email and that there are two main reasons the daycare impacts her: (1) Traffic control early in the morning and in the evening. She stated that PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 9, 2014 Page 7 of 14