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Commissioner Roberts inquired vvhether the City ITl.ay prohibit parking and selling cars on Sarl.ta Rita Road. ~r. Iserson noted that if the parkil"1g :tollovved tl"1e established sign tilTl.e limits~ tl"1ere vvas l-:tothing the City could do. He believed that the ....park-n-seIP'" lot vvould encourage people to use tl-"1e lot rather than. Santa Rita Road. In response to an i1-:tquiry by C:ornn""llssioncr IV1aas., I\.Ilr. Iserson COnfirlTl.ed that rnast of the Hacienda residents vvere not vvitl"1i1'1 1 ~ooo feet or tl-:te subject property. TFIE PUBLIC HEARING VV AS OPENED. Robert :rv1:orris~ applicant,. 37 Plata Court". noted that the staTTreport vvas very thorough and added that he vvas available :tor questions. In response to an inquiry by Chairpersol"1 ~rkirl", 1\Ilr. .M.orris replied that this vvas the first ""park-l-"1-se:ll"'~ lot on a B~RT station and that the other lots vvere on CalTral-:ts properties. l-.lc l"1ad subn,itted photos vvith his original report. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner J\./Iaas" l"\.I1:r_ 1'v1:orris l""l.oted that he ",auld advertise the ""park-n-sell"" through ads in local nevvspapers. He noted that he lived in l'v"Iarin County. He agreed vvith l""l.er assessment that tl-"1e area had overgro"VVTl vveeds al""l.d trasl""l.. He noted that he vvould be responsible for picking up the trash but vvould not pull the vveeds. 11'1 response to an inquiry by Commissioner J\./Iaas" J\./Ir_ l"\IIorris noted tl-"1at the plal"1 for Antiocl""l. did not go througl'1. because that city had other plans Tor their ""park and ride"" lot_ I-Ie 1""l.oted tl"1at no B~R'I- trains actually go into the lot" and they vovished to use it f<-~r their bus service. I:-Ie l'1.oted that the Pleasanton BART lot had the best visibility and V\fas the n'1ost spacious. He noted tl-:tat the demographics vvere the ITIOst favorable_ Commissioner Sullivan suggested that a condition be added vvh.ich require the applica1'1t to bring garbage cans to the lot and remove any garbage :trorn tl""l.e lot. l'V'Ir. Iserson noted that Condition 13 addressed trasl"1 removal and noted that it cOl...dd be revvorded to make it clearer_ Commissioner Sullivan vvould like the applicant to remove the trasl"1 frOll'1. tl"1e site. Commissioner 1'\I1:aas noted that she had contacted Laura Ki1""l.g,. real estate agent -tor BART, and she stated that BART vvould receive 15 percent o:rthe revenues, COIT1missioner l\/[aas noted that a ""park-n-scll"" lot vvould ofrer enhanced security to a private car sale., as opposed to conducting the sale at a private house. TFIE PUBLIC HEARING VV AS CLOSED. PLANNING CC>JVlJVlISSIC>N JVlINUT'ES C.>ctober 8., 2003 Page 5