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proposed uses might be a boutique or chiropractic office; something that does not generate much traffic. Roger Manning, 4725 First Street, felt Mr. Swift had covered all the issues regarding this application. He felt it should be commercial due to the large parking lot behind it. The Mavridis have no intention of changing the exterior of the house. He encouraged Council to approve the application. Glen Higgins, 159 Ray Street, opposed the application. He believe the encroachment of commercial uses into the residential area of Ray Street affected his quality. of life. Traffic is a problem and more and more cars are illegally parking on the north side of Ray Street. He felt this application would add to the problem. The General Plan max, designate this property commercial, but that can be changed as other things in the area have been. Commercial development at 325 Ray has been stopped pending review bv the Downtown Specific Plan Committee. Consideration is being given to the need for businesses to get along with residents. If residential uses are abandoned, it will impact the number of people to shop at downtown businesses. He cited the difficulties in getting to the parking lot behind the commercial uses and the problems with the narrow driveway. He asked Council to preserve this as a residence. However, if it is rezoned, he asked Council to restrict the uses to not include restaurants, bars, or entertainment facilities. medical and service businesses that generate thousands of trips and businesses that are only open eight to five on weekdays. He asked that the driveway stay as a one way exit and be clearly marked. He said 357 Ray is beautiful old house and he appreciated the owner cleaning up the lot. Sue Axton, 225 Ray Street, was concerned that rezoning this property to commercial would create a domino effect. Commercial uses generate more trips than a residential use and she agreed with the statement about illegal parking on Ray Street. She complained of gridlocked traffic at Ray and Main Street in the evenings. .Mr. Mavridis felt he was doing what was best for Pleasanton and wanted to draw more people to that end of downtown. Since the Cheese Factory closed, there has not been as much interest in that end. He did not feel there would be a traffic problem on Ray because only traffic leaving the premises would be using Ray. He described his plans for the parking lot. There being no further speakers, the public hearing was closed. Ms. Michelotti asked if the driveway was to remain a one way access. Mr. Swift said it stays as is until there is some modification to the site and would require design review by staff or the Planning Commission. Any change of use would most likely require changes to the interior of the building. The most obvious would be to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by adding a ramp. Ms. Ayala asked what the property next door was zoned as. Pleasanton City Council 6 Minutes 11/09/99