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spaces). As such, the project requires 12 parking spaces total for the existing commercial and proposed residential. Additionally, the PMC outlines required parking space dimensions (i.e., 10 feet by 20 feet in a garage/carport and 9 feet by 19 feet for uncovered standard-sized spaces). Compact parking spaces must be a minimum of 8 feet by 16 feet and a maximum of 40-percent of the parking may be compact spaces. The PMC also details minimum aisle widths behind parking spaces and notes that each parking space shall have unobstructed access from the street without moving another vehicle. Staff notes the interior dimensions of the lift parking are not provided (but they appear to be compact based on the exterior dimensions), some of the parking dimensions do not comply with the PMC requirements, and too many compact spaces are proposed (i.e., 67-percent). The plans submitted with the formal Design Review Application will need to comply with the PMC parking dimensions and maximum allowed percentage of compact spaces. The main questions at hand relate to the parking lift. A parking lift has never been proposed as part of a project in Pleasanton and it is a policy decision/interpretation as to whether any of the lift spaces can count toward meeting the parking spaces required by the PMC. Staff's determination/recommendation is that the top two parking spaces in the lift should not count toward meeting the PMC parking requirements as they do not have "unobstructed access to the street." However, one question for the Commission's consideration is if the two lower spaces of the parking lift could count toward meeting the PMC required parking (assuming the interior lift dimensions meet the minimum required dimensions). The spaces are technically unobstructed; however, they are part of the lift structure and may be assigned to specific users such as office employees. If the bottom spaces of the lift can count toward meeting the required off-street parking spaces, the project would provide 10 of 12 required spaces per the PMC. If not, the project would provide 8 of 12 required spaces per the PMC. The PMC allows an applicant in the Downtown Revitalization District who is unable to provide all the required off-street parking required by Code, to apply for an in-lieu parking agreement. The agreement would require the applicant to pay in-lieu parking fees for the number of spaces the project is deficient in parking. As such, staff is also looking for feedback from the Commission regarding support (or lack of support) for an in-lieu agreement and fee payment for 2 or 4 spaces (the quantity is determined by the answer to the first question posed to the Commission). Downtown Specific Plan: As aforementioned, Downtown Specific Plan Policy LD-P.20 requires the project to be fully parked on-site if ground-floor residential is proposed. The DSP does not indicate the type of parking that may be used for complying with the policy and the Commission has some discretion regarding compliance with the policy. The lift potentially offers a creative solution to meet parking requirements per the DSP, though this is not a parking solution that has been proposed or accepted in the City to date. Several Bay Area cities do allow use of parking lifts as a means to satisfy parking requirements. If the parking lift is supported as a parking solution to meet the DSP policy, the site will still be deficient for purposes of the PMC parking requirements as noted above but will comply with the DSP P20-0568, 218 Ray Street Planning Commission 8 of 11