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primary ingress off of El Charro Road. He stated that it might be something to be looked at to make sure it is safe or to mitigate. Regarding Lot 2, Commissioner Balch stated that he thinks it is well placed on the corner and that the applicants have done a fair job lookir three, he thinks the difficulty would be getting to L noted that looking at the southern portion of Lot 1 Lot 2, going to Lot 3 seems tight if that is going to there were no ingress from El Charro Road. g at that. He concluded that looking at all it 3 from the CarMax shared line. He which is also the northern portion of become the primary entry for Lot 3 if Commissioner Piper stated that it looked good and that she has no additional comments as she has a very limited knowledge of car dealerships. Acting Chair Allen stated that it looked good and that Commissioner Balch raised some good questions. She agreed that people who go to an auto lot generally park and then walk to all the places. She asked what the pedestrian route is and if there is some kind of overlay circulation for pedestrians, and what that flow would look like in a way that would be safe. Commissioner Balch commented that the applicants have done a good job between Lot 1 and Lot 2, where the parking for Lot 1 is designed so people specifically go to the Lot 1 dealer and not to another dealer; however, getting to Lot 3 through the CarMax entry off of Stoneridge Drive is a concern or something that needs to be looked at. B. Does the Planning Commission support the Specific Plan Amendment to allow vehicular ingress from El Charro Road subject to agreement by parties of the Pre - Development and Cooperation Agreement? Commissioner Piper stated that she has mostly shared her thoughts on this and that it sounds like making those decisions are a bit far anyway. She indicated that she is very curious as to see how that traffic study goes. Commissioner Balch asked Commissioner Piper if she would support the applicants' request for the ingress if they wanted it. Commissioner Piper noted that the applicants want it. Acting Chair Allen asked Commissioner Piper if she would support it if the parties agreed to it. Commissioner Piper replied that she certainly would support it if everyone agreed and the traffic study stated it was safe. She stated that it makes sense why the applicants would want that as it would be a lot to turn and then turn again to get into their car dealership. She pointed out that the whole idea of having a dealership right on the freeway is so people who drive by can get off the freeway and right into it; she just wants to ensure the safety of other vehicles. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, July 23, 2014 Page 11 of 14