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Mr. Weinstein replied that it is not something the City undertakes regularly. He noted that the last one was done a couple of years ago, and there are no current plans to do again. He reiterated that parking and increasing parking availability and giving information to people to make them aware of where parking is are things that staff is thinking of at all times, so it might be something that the City will look at again in the near future. Commissioner Piper asked staff to address Mr. Bronzini's concern about the structural integrity of his building. Mr. Weinstein replied that there are standard requirements, which are also included as conditions of approval for this project, listed in Attachment A of the staff report. He explained that the conditions require that building construction, including excavation, adhere to standard building, geotechnical, and engineering requirements, which would address those concerns, including whether or not the soil on site is adequately compacted. Commissioner Piper inquired if this would then not be a concern. Mr. Weinstein said that was correct. Commissioner Balch referred to the encroachments of the first and second floors on the public right -of -way and asked staff to help him understand that this is done throughout the City and that this project is in line with those as well. Mr. Otto replied that the Code does allow projections such as balconies to go into the right -of -way as long as a License Agreement is signed with the City to indemnify the City under certain conditions. He added that there are specific requirements as well, as mentioned earlier by the project architect. He explained that it needs to have a 12 -foot clearance below the projection and up to within two feet of the face of the curb; it needs to be open, and any posts need to be set at least seven feet from the property line. He noted that portions of the balcony of the buildings at 350 Main Street and 400 Main Street go into the public right -of -way. He added that a prior building that did this and was approved had a similar request to extend into the right -of -way, but it was not in the Downtown. Commissioner Balch noted that the ground -floor dining area encroaches into the walkway. He inquired what the standard requirement is for using someone else's land for one's business or building. Mr. Otto replied that the City requires an Outdoor Dining Permit for an outdoor dining area encroaching into the right -of -way, and it should meet certain criteria: maintenance of a four -foot clearance for a public walkway; adequate clearances in the public walkway area from the entry doors for the business so fire egress requirements are not blocked; acceptable design of the dining tables and chairs; and an insurance policy provided to the City. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, May 13, 2015 Page 10 of 32