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Commissioner Balch: Do they require a permit over a certain height? Soo: They should come in for the permit and actually I saw it today. Commissioner Balch: So if I build a structure of 121 square feet at my house without a permit, typically that's a code enforcement issue, correct? Soo: Correct. Commissioner Balch: Has code enforcement issued a citation for that? You just told me it required a permit. Beaudin: Can I jump in here? The CUP process here is probably the appropriate way to do that. So you can decide tonight if part of your action, if you choose to do so, to permit those or to grant planning approval for those. And if you do, they would have to come in and have to go through the building permit process. If you don't, then they would have to remove those from the property. Commissioner Balch: Okay, if I may, I've seen one or two of these actually in my time despite my slight grey hair. So, typically when there's a structure without a permit they can hold action on a code enforcement action so that they can go through approval. Do you have a permit or application on file for a building and a design review request? Soo: Not at this time. Commissioner Balch: I don't see that attached to the staff report, so I see an item where a permit is required, no code enforcement action or citation has occurred, and no application is pending that would put a pause on City enforcement. Beaudin: Code enforcement is completely complaint- driven. Commissioner Nagler: I'm sorry Gerry, are they really permanent structures or are they these temporary things that you can buy at Costco? Beaudin: They're utility sheds and there are a number of them on the property. Commissioner Nagler: But they're temporary things, right? I mean, I walked back there and I thought they were. Beaudin: The definition of temporary is that someone could come and remove these things pretty quickly. This is not attached to the building in any way. These are true accessory ... they're sheds on the property. There is no application. If we had a neighbor complain and somebody said we think there's building without permits and these structures need a permit, we'd go out and enforce. We've been there. This is one of the challenges with where we are in the process. Staff resources are what they are. We have one code enforcement officer in the City of Pleasanton. He responds to complaints, and we've got this application moving through our process. We know that there's a likely sale. It's in escrow, so we hope that within a month we have a new PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, June 22, 2016 Page 12 of 56