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THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Suman Trivedi, applicant, 770 St. Michael Circle, addressed the Co~sirrtission requesting that her appeal be upheld- Mr_ Jaypaul "I'rivedi indicated that they had had such overwhelming support for their business that they wished to expand it to help serve their current customers, that he had recently been undergoing a change in exi-xployment and so it would be likely that he would be the employee for the increased number of children, and. therefore, the additional parking for art employee would not ba needed, and that they were willing to restrict the number of children to 1 O instead of 14. Mr_ Trivedi also noted that they were willing to work with staff to devise some way of finding a way to mitigate the parking issues. He also stated that one of the spaces directly in front of his home was currently being used by his eldest son who would be going to college shortly and. Therefore- could be used by clients. He also stated that it was reasonable to use the guest parking spaces, and that the children are dropped oFF at staggered times- Jacquie Dynes, Community Association Manager, representing the Vintage "harrace Townhouse Homeowners Association, spoke and represented to the Commission the Homeowners Association's desire that the Zoning Administrator's decision be upheld for the reasons outlined in the staff presentation. Additionally, although not a concern of the Commission but greatly to the Association was the issue oFliability. Ms. Dynes outlined both the State and the Homeowners Association insurance requirements for bonding that the applicant had not met to date although it is also required for the currant daycare operations. Ms. Dynes indicated that the applicant had been unresponsive and unwilling to provide verification in meeting those requirerents_ She closed by requesting that the appeal be denied. John Rodriguez, 724 St. Michael Circle, spoke in opposition to the request for the expansion of the small family daycare because the increase in the number of children would impact his ability to enjoy his home- THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Roberts indicated that she had driven through the complex. She stated that she found the place to be extremely crowded axed felt that an expansion of the daycare Facility would be a burden to the other residents- She expressed concern about the adequacy of parking spaces and concurred with the Pire Department's assessment regarding safety issues. Commissioner Blank expressed concern regarding traffic and safety of the access. He further indicated that he could not envision a large family daycare facility at the site, given the physical layout of the complex. Commissioner Roberts moved to deny the appeal, Case PAP-73 (PDUP-6), as recommended in the staff report. G'ommissioner Maas seconded the motion. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 9, 2005 Page 3 of 1 O