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Commissioner Piper inquired if they have furniture from inside the house in the garage because of the flood. Mr. Alioto said yes. Commissioner Piper asked Mr. Alioto whether they parked their cars in the garage or in the driveway or the street when they were operating the small daycare and before his wife applied for the Conditional Use Permit to operate a large family daycare. Mr. Alioto replied that the law requires them to live in the house while operating a large family daycare, and, therefore, the house is not just for the business; there are multiple people living there who are not part of the daycare: his wife runs the daycare, and he and his mother live in the house as well. He added that for that reason, his car and his mother's car are not parked in the garage because it would be difficult for them to leave the house if there were parents parked in the driveway; he and his mother would then typically not park in the garage, but his wife's car might be parked in the garage. Commissioner Piper inquired if they were using the garage as part of their small daycare before the flood occurred. Mr. Alioto replied that they had just moved into the house when they applied for the large family daycare, and they had been operating the small daycare only for some days. Commissioner Piper noted that the Condition No. 4 of the Conditions of Approval requires them to park two cars in the garage. She asked Mr. Alioto what their intention is with the garage. Mr. Alioto replied that they intend to make it available for one car to be parked in there. He stated that they had put in the report that they wanted to make the parking spots in the garage available for the tenants of the house and not necessarily for the daycare because the staff and the parents will not be parking in the garage. Commissioner Piper stated that the occupants of the house currently have two cars at the home and asked Mr. Alioto is it was their intention to park the cars in the garage since it is part of the Conditions of Approval. Mr. Alioto replied that he did not think it is the idea of the Commission or staff to require them as owners or tenants of the home to park in the garage; that the intent is not to force them to park in the garage but to ask them to make the garage available for them to park there. Commissioner Piper requested staff to comment on that. Ms. Harryman replied that the applicant is making a good point and that the Commission can consider the language of Condition No. 4, which reads: "The garage shall remain available for parking of two vehicles, as required by the Pleasanton Municipal Code. A business license shall not be issued until the garage is clear and available to park two vehicles and renovations are complete to the satisfaction of the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 14, 2015 Page 23 of 35