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Following receipt of initial comments on the preliminary application, a formal PUD application was submitted on May 10, 2017, which was presented to the Planning Commission at a workshop on July 26, 2017. After reviewing the application, staff was generally supportive of the project and provided the applicant with comments that encouraged the applicant to reconsider the placement of the proposed CTC building to provide more of a street presence along Santa Rita Road. Concerns were also raised regarding: the location of the outdoor training yard; potential noise impacts on adjacent neighbors; and the amount of parking provided, including whether there was sufficient parking to accommodate demand at the facility and office building during all phases of construction and build-out. Public Hearings Various iterations of the project were presented to the Planning at a workshop on July 26, 2017, and public hearings on December 13, 2017, March 14, 2018, and April 25, 2018. Additional information on the prior review process, and changes made to the project during that process, are outlined in more detail in the Agenda Reports included in Attachments 4, 5, and 6. At the December 13, 2017 meeting, the Commission directed the applicant to consider alternative phasing options to allow the proposed building to be moved closer to the street and continued the hearing. At the March 14, 2018 meeting, additional options were not presented and staff was not supportive of the proposed revisions and continued to recommend the building be moved closer to Santa Rita Road. Since the applicant had indicated they were not willing to make this change, staff recommended the Commission deny the application. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Commission reached consensus that with additional landscaping and screening features along the Santa Rita Road street frontage to better screen the proposed parking lot from view, the project could be supported. By a unanimous vote, the Planning Commission continued the public hearing and directed the applicant to revise their plans to enhance the landscaping, public art, and site screening along the Santa Rita Road street frontage and provide new renderings to illustrate the frontage changes. The Commission directed staff to draft a resolution recommending approval of the project with conditions of approval. April 25, 2018 Public Hearing Based on the Planning Commission's direction, the applicant submitted revised plans and renderings Attachment 3 (Exhibit B) which included new stone "gabion-style" (wire boxes filled with rock — shown in Figure 1 of this report) walls and weathered steel screen panels along the Santa Rita Street frontage, a new art piece, and new visual renderings illustrating the Santa Rita street frontage. In addition, the applicant reconfigured the entry driveway to allow greater visibility of the building's focal point from Santa Rita Road. After reviewing the revised plans, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the project. Page 3 of 13