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Mr. Luchini confirmed that was correct. He added that the applicant asked him to provide the Commission with a clarification that it is the applicant's intent to add signage on the site that would allow guest parking in the commercial spaces after hours. Commissioner Balch then initiated an informal poll to gauge where the Commissioners stood on the issues: Tandem parking: Commissioner Balch said he was fine; Commissioner O'Connor and Chair Allen stated that they objected. Massing: Chair Allen stated she objected and had concerns. Number of residential units: Commissioner O'Connor stated he had concerns. He recalled that the Commission had recommended at the Work Session that the number of residential units be reduced. Commissioner Balch requested additional information as he was not at the Work Session. Chair Allen summarized that at the Work Session, the Commission was unanimous that the developer fully park on the property, both for residential, based on the number of units, as well as commercial with no in -lieu parking fees, so there would be no overflow parking on the street. She noted that the only way to do that was to take something out. She added that there was no discussion specifically about tandem parking for residential. Heritage trees: Commissioner O'Connor stated that unfortunately, the only way to build anything there is to take out some of those trees. Chair Allen stated that there should be a fee for tree removal and that she is fine with letting that pass for the right project for the site. Mixed -Use; commercial /residential: Commissioner Piper stated she had no concerns. Commissioner O'Connor stated he had no problems with mixed -use, per se, but did with so much residential, which may not be feasible today. He indicated that it could probably be phased, for example, building a commercial and residential now and then adding another layer when commercial is more viable. He added that maybe a whole ground floor of commercial should not be put in today; but then there is no going back if residential is built from the ground floor up. Commissioner Balch then presented his own comments: • Tandem parking: He is not a fan in general, especially when it opens onto a public street or right -of -way, but he could get there in this project because there is plenty of room to back up for a three -point turn. • Mixed -use: When he met with the applicant, he made a comment that there needs to be some type of visual corridor or distinguishment to define the front commercial section and the rear residential section, for example, changing the pavers in some distinguishing way from the 18 -inch wide path, to prevent the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 9, 2015 Page 23 of 40