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Commissioner Balch added that they can walk up the drive aisle to access the window Ms. Hagen said yes; that may be what they will do. Mr. Weinstein stated that he thinks some people who are probably uncomfortable walking up a drive aisle would actually go out to the sidewalk and go to the pedestrian window that way. He noted that pedestrians as well as cyclists sometimes do go out of their way just to be in a safer environment or an environment where they feel safer. Commissioner O'Connor provided a scenario where there are 12 cars in line, and the customer decides to park in the parking lot and is now wondering how he can get to that window where there is nobody in line. Ms. Hagen stated that Planning staff discussed this matter with the Traffic Engineering staff and their concern was that if you put a walkway south of the drive - through, the walkway would cross a traffic lane and would just lead to the front of a parking stall, requiring pedestrians to navigate through cars which staff felt would not be safe. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he was not thinking of going across the drive - through lane where the car just got its coffee, but about going around the north side of the building after waiting a few minutes; however, he did not know how to connect to the walk area. Commissioner Nagler noted that there is a path from 99 Ranch. Commissioner Balch stated that the customer can come down the driveway on the other side and go over. Commissioner O'Connor asked if there was a walkway on the north side of the Starbucks building. Ms. Hagen said yes. Commissioner O'Connor asked Ms. Hagen where one would go northward from there. Ms. Hagen replied that one can cross to 99 Ranch or go to the adjacent parking stalls by the trash enclosure. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if that is a paved parkway all the way down. Ms. Hagen replied that it is paved and will be striped. Commissioner O'Connor replied that, in that case, he is not that concerned, as long as people do not park on the south side of the parking lot. Ms. Hagen stated that one could conceivably park at this stall farthest north and then walk within the walkway area. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 28, 2015 Page 5 of 15