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Commissioner O’Connor would be concerned with restaurants, even a small one, due to the traffic generation. He did not believe the parking lot would be able to handle it. Chairperson Fox noted that she did not mind a mixed-used development but had concerns about the feasibility of a live-work parking requirement. She did not believe it would be a viable long-term option. She would support a mixed-use development there rather than a live-work. She would like to see a revised schematic of the two-story building. Parking Commissioner Blank stated that it would be fine to require fewer parking spaces. It was his experience that there was generally only one car per unit. Commissioner Pearce had some parking concerns and understood that Commissioner Blank’s statements about having only one car may reflect the fact that Commissioner Blank’s experience of live-work was limited to that in Europe. She thinks the occupants will have more than one car. She suggested that underground parking be considered. Commissioner Olson did not have an answer on the parking issue at this time but believed that a good parking scheme could be developed. Commissioner O’Connor agreed with Commissioner Pearce’ assessment that it would be unlikely for a household to have only one car. He was worried about approving more in-lieu parking in the Downtown since there is currently not enough parking in the Downtown. Chairperson Fox expressed concern about parking. She cited the building on 344 Division Street, which had an indented wall in the back with parking underneath the building, supported by pillars. She suggested that considering that parking scheme may be beneficial. She does not think a reduced parking requirement would likely be viable in the long-term and that it should meet the parking requirement for a mixed-use project. Should the ground floor work uses be restricted? Commissioner Blank believed they should absolutely be restricted but believed more work should be done to determine what uses would be acceptable. He believed that office uses would be fine, such as an accountant or attorney. Any retail should be an art-oriented or specialty retail such as a numismatist or philatelist, rather than a high- traffic retail use such as a convenience store. He suggested holding another workshop after the peer review was performed and after some layouts and building designs have been created. He believed that would generate some good feedback. Commissioner Pearce did not believe it would be practical to restrict the uses to artists. As long as the use was compatible with Downtown, she would generally agree with it. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 10, 2007 Page 16 of 27