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Gary Gibson stated that he is co -owner of the building at 6602 Owens Drive. He concurred with Mr. Rudick's comments, particularly those referring to the safety issues. He noted that the facility will have 13 employees and 8 vans, and inquired how the 13 people are going to get to work because they said they will have only 10 cars. He added that the people who get to work will have to park somewhere, and 13 employees looking after 30 clients, plus 8 vans is a lot more than what they were told. He echoed Mr. Rudick's statement that driving through their area is very dangerous and that there was an accident there recently with vehicles cutting through their parking lot. He added that both he and Mr. Rudick operate an insurance business, and they have a lot of in- and -out traffic in the area. He expressed concern about the safety of the handicapped people who would be going into the facility. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Balch stated that he assumed the parking issue that was raised concerned cut - through traffic because this is private property. He inquired if the owners of the private property would have to mitigate this themselves. Mr. Weinstein said yes. He stated that the property owners have indicated this was an issue, and it probably is an issue with many corner properties in the City. He indicated that this was not something staff observed, and although staff did not doubt that this may have occurred sporadically or intermittently, staff has determined that this is certainly not something that this project is going to exacerbate or contribute to. Commissioner Balch inquired if the proposed use is compatible, in terms of the parking ratios, with the "Office" use the building is zoned for. Mr. Weinstein replied that staff took into account the parking requirement for this project, along with those of the two existing insurance offices in the building and the empty space as if it were occupied by an office, and determined that there is still excess parking available on site. Commissioner Balch noted that the speakers mentioned a discrepancy about parking with respect to 13 employee vehicles — possibly less if they carpool and possibly more at times — and the eight vans. He inquired if those were the numbers staff used for determining the adequacy of parking. Ms. Eisberg said yes and indicated that staff added a few parking spaces for those coming to check out the facility or potentially caretakers who would be dropping off their family members, estimating about up to 25 parking spaces. Noting that there are at least two owners in this building, Commissioner Balch inquired if there was a CC &R plan or a PUD on this building for a condominium split. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 25, 2015 Page 6 of 46