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allowed. Any use that staff and the Commission feel could be appropriate to the site may necessitate a modification to the PUD development plan. He noted. that an issue faced by this project was traffic level-of-service <LOS); the intersection of Valley and Bernal is currently operating at LOS E. Trip generation would be predicated on the types of uses being proposed. Commissioner Arkin inquired whether staff advised the applicant regarding the Commission's preferences for this area and added that this proposed project was not close to projects preferred by the Commission. Mr. Pavan replied that staff looked at this application on a preliminary basis and informed the applicant of previous public hearings regarding this area. Staff suggested that a previously included tower element he deleted because the Commission had expressed its opinion that there were too many tower elements in this area- He noted that staff did communicate to the applicant what has taken place and what staff believes to be a desirable project in a given location. He noted that with some previous projects in the area where staff has felt comfortable with the final designs and found them appropriate and met certain criteria, the Planning Commission did not concur with staff s opinion. Staff requested broad direction, such as the general location o£the building, whether it should be a single- or atwo-building concept with the front devoted to retail and the back used for automotive uses. Commissioner Arkin appreciated staff bringing this project forward as a workshop first. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank whether staff looked at the potential list of tenants, Mr_ Pavan replied that staff gave the list a cursory examination. Commissioner Blank noted that he would like to see the various traffic impacts generated by some of the proposed businesses and business combinations. Mr. Pavan noted that they encouraged uses that kept traffic away from the area in peak hours. He noted that the uses often served other businesses in the business park such as delicatessens or a gas station that would capture existing traffic. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Maas whether the Commission could direct the applicant regarding the types of uses it would like to see especially with respect to traffic, Mr. Pavan confirmed that it could. Ms. Nerland noted that the caveat was that the Commission could not favor one company or brand over another in those recommendations. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Mr. John Lee, applicant, noted that, in response to Commissioner Fox's inquiry regarding the reason for the two buildings, the prof cct architect, Bud Johnson Johnson 8c Lym and designed the two-building configuration. He noted that Mr. Johnson also designed Bernal Plaza. His recommendation for two buildings was based on the lot size. He noted -- that the changes requested by staff, including removing the tower element, were made PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 1 2, 2005 Page 12 of 21