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conditioned to be just for the commercial aspect of the project. In response to Commissioner Allen, Ms. Clark stated in -lieu fees required City Council approval. Ms. Harryman clarified that in -lieu fees could be approved over the counter but the project before the Commission did not qualify. Commissioner Brown clarified the hours of the dental office. Ms. Campbell confirmed that the dental office was open two days a week. Commissioner Brown 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 The Applicant, Wassim Naguib, provided a presentation on the item. Dawn Chatham provided her comment on Item 7. ��hsharedhar r r�r�rorr,c ahra and parking. She stated that after addressing her concerns about the patients and the staff of the dental office parking on her street to the dentist and staff themselves, there were still parking issues. She did not believe that the lift would solve the parking problem. She also stated that the signs that say "no parking" that are put out during the Candy Cane Lane December event did prevent people from parking on the street for that period, but she had to call the police and have vehicles ticketed to address the dentist office parking. She was still concerned about the issues that this project would cause. Herb Ritter provided his comment on Item 7 and eXpFessed his support c,f a&if the parking lift as a Greati«a-F,aFking solution. loved the parking lift as a creative parking solution. He also stated that he would like to change the PMC Code 18.20 to allow lifts to be classified as parking. He did not support in -lieu fees for the project and thought that all parking should be provided on site. He said that the Planning Commission could condition spots one through nine in the lot to be for commercial only. He felt the lift meets the spirit of the code and should not be considered deficient. Mr. Naguib explained that Walnut Drive had residential permit parking. He stated he did not want to reduce the number of parking spaces. Commissioner Brown asked why the dental office that was only open two days a week was causing parking problems. Mr. Naguib stated he did not know and assumed people were not using the provided parking. He stated they added signage to help mitigate the issue. PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED Commissioner Morgan asked if the unit was specifically a rental unit. Ms. Clark confirmed and stated it would have to be made into a condo or lot split to be sold separately. Commissioner Morgan then asked if there were any conditions that required retention of the lift. Ms. Campbell stated it would have to stay since it was part of the approval. Commissioner Nibert asked if the public was encouraged to use the parking lot when the dental office was closed. Mr. Naguib explained that Adobe Shopping Center employees could use the parking. In response to Commissioner Nibert, Mr. Naguib confirmed that the parking lot was currently signed to indicate that parking was for the commercial building. Excerpt: Draft Planning Commission Minutes, January 12, 2022 Page 2 of 4