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or eight feet, and having uniform umbrellas. He advised not adding roofs because they could be considered in the future. Ms. Campbell reported parking spaces do not always align with the frontage so there will be situations where both businesses share a parking space. She advised if they do not allow parklets to extend in front of a neighbor, a business may not be allowed to have a parklet at all. Staffs recommendation is to not allow it to extend beyond a shared parking space with a neighboring business. In response to Councilmember Arkin, Ms. Campbell estimates this would only impact about a quarter of the existing pop-ups with the extensions being just a foot up to half a parking space. In response to Councilmember Balch, Ms. Campbell clarified staff is not recommending allowing businesses to build parklets away from their frontage in front of another business. In response to Mayor Brown, Ms. Campbell clarified both the property owner and tenant business would have to sign off of the parklet extension. Councilmember Arkin opposed the idea due to potential future impacts on leasing the neighboring business. Councilmember Balch advised the City Council will likely be looking at the parklet program annually so he supports staff recommendation, noting if this becomes a problem it can be reevaluated. Mayor Brown noted she would not want someone else's parklet in front of her business. She noted retailers are not always in favor of the abutting parklets. The dais agreed to adopt the staffs recommendation for the frontage. Councilmember Balch expressed support for the design review because someone may come up with an acceptable idea not included in the kit staff will create. He advised this could potentially create an earlier restoration and access date for existing parklets. Councilmember Narum agreed. In response to Mayor Brown, Councilmember Balch advised businesses would go through the Zoning Administrator and then could be appealed to the Planning Commission. Planning and Permits Manager Melinda Denis confirmed they could do staff-level design review but advised there is a second level for a building plan check and review. She noted the City does not have engineering reports on the existing parklets so businesses would have to provide documentation from an architect or engineer showing all specifications are met. She confirmed this could be done in-house. In response to Councilmember Balch, Ms. Denis clarified staff hopes to have a menu of options on the pre-designed parklets so businesses can have choices, but the platform is engineered properly for patron safety. She explained the intent is to circumvent the building plan check review. Councilmembers Balch and Narum expressed support for design review. In response to Councilmember Arkin, Ms. Denis confirmed there will be some flexibility to have individuality within a pre-approved design, such as shrubbery boxes. Councilmember Arkin advised she would support the idea as long as it does not look different and noted there needs to be standards. Councilmember Balch agreed. Ms. Campbell advised staff did not look at a fee, only ease of review and inspectors. Design review does have a time component and could involve a fee. Mayor Brown advised this fee should apply. Councilmember Balch agreed. Ms. Denis suggested applying the minor planning design review fee for City Council Minutes Page 15 of 18 December 21, 2021