_Minutes_January 12, 2022 - Laserfiche WebLink

Commissioner Brown asked if there were other tenants in the commercial building that put demands on parking. Ms. Campbell stated Mr. Naguib's office was in the building and the parking requirement was calculated based on the entire footprint of the commercial building. Commissioner Brown asked how often all ten spaces were utilized. Ms. Campbell stated the required parking spaces were not completely utilized. Commissioner Brown stated he generally supported the project since it added vitality of the downtown and that he believed the Commission was over rotating over half a space as the commercial was currently under used. He suggested additional signage to encourage those going to the commercial building to use the private parking and that ticketing would right the behavior. Commissioner Gaidos stated he did not find any problems with the design and structure of the building. He stated he did not like the lift and did not think it was a solution for the current parking problem. He described his own experience in parking on a lift, and how difficult, dangerous, and frightening he found it to be. He believed the difficulties would cause people to choose to park on the surface streets, rather than operate the lift, which would exacerbate the current parking problem. He stated he could not support the project if the lift was part of the approval. He stated he was open to considering approving just the in lieu fee. Commissioner Morgan agreed with Commissioner Gaidos about the lift. He stated he was also concerned with the precedent of allowing in-lieu fees in residential areas. He stated, for those reasons, he was inclined to not support the project. He stated he would be more supportive if there was a condition restricting residents to two cars. Chair Pace suggested the Council provide direction to the Commission on lifts and in-lieu fees. He discussed the need to manage density and policy questions on how to address the issues. Ms. Harryman stated the Council might not want to address the policy questions unless it knew the Commission liked the project. Chair Pace suggested the possibility of conditioning the approval in a way the Council would consider the lift. Ms. Clark stated the lift was not an acceptable solution to meet the parking requirement and the Commission should decide whether it supported the in-lieu fee. Ms. Harryman discussed the proposed lift and questioned whether the project was better without the lift or with the lift that would get used when needed. Commissioner Brown stated the tenant might use the lift if they had two cars or to store a car used infrequently. He discussed options for the Commission's recommendations on the project. Chair Pace asked if any Commissioners had concerns about the design. The Commissioners indicated support for the design and clarified that the only concerns were related to parking. Commissioner Allen moved to deny the project as proposed. Ms. Clark stated the applicant could appeal the decision to the City Council. Commissioner Brown moved to approve the project removing the lift and lift screening but approve the in-lieu parking fee. The motion died due to lack of a second. Commissioner Gaidos seconded Commissioner Allen's motion to deny the project. Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 9 January 12, 2022 asked why the project was proposing the lift. Ms. Clark explained that the lift spot was better than no space. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Planning Commission Minutes Page 5 of 9 January 12, 2022