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plenty of parking spaces available at any time of the day. She added that she has not had any noise issues or seen any unsafe or reckless driving. She reiterated that the daycare is safe and loving and that she highly appreciates that children can go there for daycare. Mickey Lefcourt stated that he is an original owner and watched the complex grow. He indicated that parking has been a problem for the past 15 years for both the residents and their guests and that people used to park across the street when the property was still owned by PeopleSoft or in the rental property on Owens Drive. He noted that the street where the daycare is located has 20 units with garages and no sidewalks; people walk down the center or on the sides of the street. He emphasized that this is an extremely unsafe situation. With respect to Mr. Parekh's statement that parents can access the daycare through the rear, Mr. Lefcourt stated that the back part of this unit faces San Marco Way which is a main way through to two developments. He noted that the approximately 200 - square -foot back play area goes right out to a sidewalk, and no parking is allowed on that street as it is a fire zone and also the entry way for the two other developments in the area. Mr. Lefcourt stated that there is no way the daycare can help the value of what he purchased 19 years ago because people are not going to pay the market rate or the value that the house should have if there is a school or a lot of children milling about waiting to be picked up. He added that all these children will be picked up at the same time schedule, so there will be all these people walking through that area where there are no sidewalks. He stated that he understood that this is a great situation to help children learn about math and science at a very young age, but he personally did not think that Montessori would like this situation. He noted that Montessori schools are stand -alone houses or buildings, not townhouses connected upstairs and downstairs to other residents on a dead -end street that has no other access. He encouraged the Planning Commission to deny the application. Shilpa Parekh, Applicant, stated that she is operating the childcare education center in compliance with California State regulations, so she really works with the children and give them quality education. She indicated that she has been running this business since 2008 and has not received any complaints from the State of California or from the City regarding accidents or safety issues. She noted that she has asked residents in her neighborhood, including her adjacent neighbors with whom she shares common walls, if they have any concerns or objections about noise or any other issues, and all have indicated they are fine. Ms. Parekh stated that California State has given them permission for 14 children, but she is requesting only for 10 children. She indicated that they have the capacity and have a really efficient system in place, putting five in one classroom in their living room and the other five in their dining room, to give them one -on -one education. She added that they do not have a parking issue and that they strongly enforce parking rules for all the parents, sending them emails every week to remind them not to park in the driveway but wait for the parking spaces to become available. She noted that most of the parents of her students come from nearby apartments and walk to the facility. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 9, 2014 Page 9 of 14