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MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 5. Public Comment from the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda — Speakers are encouraged to limit comments to 3 minutes. Chair Ritter thanked Commissioner Balch for his service on the Planning Commission and wished him well in his position on the City Council. Commissioner Balch thanked the Planning Commission and staff for their service to the community. He encouraged continued collaboration with staff and the Commission. Commissioner Brown expressed appreciation for Commissioner Balch's serious consideration of his duties on the Commission and congratulated him on his election to the City Council. Commissioner Allen thanked Commissioner Balch for his service. Commissioner O'Connor expressed his appreciation for Commissioner Balch's perspective. Commissioner Pace wished Commissioner Balch well and thanked him for his service. Commissioner Balch left the meeting. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 6. P20-0989, Objective Design Standards —Work session to review, discuss, and kick-off the process of creating Objective Design Standards for residential development. Ms. Clark introduced the item. Senior Planner Shweta Bonn presented the specifics of the item in the Agenda Report. Mr. Rick Williams of Van Meter Williams Pollack continued the presentation and provided additional specifics of the item as presented in the Agenda Report. Chair Ritter inquired whether items in the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) had been incorporated into the project scope. Ms. Bonn stated that some of the sites provided were in downtown but that the DSP is a policy, and the Objective Design Standards were to establish specific development standards. Chair Ritter then asked if the standards were going to be similar to what was accomplished with the zoning code update. Ms. Bonn clarified that the zoning code update had been intended to focus on land uses, and consolidating the list of uses allowed by zoning. She explained that the objective design standards update focused on project design and therefore had a different objective. Chair Ritter inquired whether the project was to help the City meet state guidelines and Ms. Bonn confirmed. Chair Ritter asked if the standards would be included in the new zoning code. Ms. Clark confirmed and stated the municipal code would be updated to incorporate, by reference, the separate standards created by the exercise. Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 7 December 9, 2020 ty benefit was more important to him. He suggested Building 1 be taller than Buildings 2 and 3 because it was further back and would give the campus more of a park feel. 4. Is the site plan, circulation, phasing approach and parking ratio acceptable? Commissioner Allen stated she would like to wait for Mr. Tassano's analysis on traffic circulation, but that she liked that it was coming from Springdale Avenue. She also expressed concern about the drop off on the Stoneridge Mall side. Commissioner O'Connor indicated support for the proposal but expressed similar concerns as Commissioner Allen regarding access from Springdale Avenue and echoed his desire to see the traffic analysis. Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 8 November 18, 2020 ic impact to the City when the usage of land was changed and whether staff considered that in its analysis. He stated he wanted to ensure the best use for the land was selected because, even though it Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 8 November 18, 2020