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Golden Road was the wrong location for that use. He recalled comments made by Commissioner O’Connor and staff that there was no addition to the 99 children in the school, and, therefore, there was no need to look at the use permit. He noted that the use permit was from 1999, and he added that at certain times of the day, there was 175-percent usage versus that old use permit. He further noted that the staff report stated that a traffic study would not be necessary because one building was replacing another, retaining the same number of students. He asked the Planning Commission to request that the Church update its use permit, determine the actual use, and then decide whether a traffic study would be appropriate or not. He believed the traffic study would show that of the alternatives of Golden Road, Hopyard Road, and Golden Road, Golden Road would be the least desirable choice for traffic inflow and outflow. Gregory Crofton, 4757 Peaceful Lane, spoke in support of this project. He noted that he was a member of the Church and that his family had used the preschool. He believed the preschool was an important part of the community and urged the Planning Commission to approve the application. Jennifer Berrigan, 7908 Fairoaks Court, spoke in support of this project. She noted that she was a member of the Church and that her family was involved in the preschool and youth programs. She noted that the modular units were actually trailers and believed it would be better to have a permanent building. She noted that the expanded parking lot would enhance safety and believed that closing the preschool during the year would be very detrimental to the ministry and its programs. She noted that it if she were to enroll her children in another preschool during a closure, she would be more likely to keep them there. She was very concerned that the Church would lose very dedicated and talented staff should the preschool close during that time. She noted that the teenagers would be able to meet at the Church, instead of a coffeehouse or in the preschool rooms. She urged the Planning Commission to approve the plan as proposed. Peter Halver, 6282 Garner Court, spoke in support of this item and noted that he was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church. He added that the parking lot was at the end of Golden Road, with little impact to the rest of the street. He noted that the parking lot exit was within 200 feet of Hopyard Road and that most of the traffic exited that way. Mr. Mattheis addressed the fears about traffic on Golden Road and noted that the larger plan had a 27-car difference from the number of cars traditionally accessing Golden Road; the alternate plan had a six-car difference. He noted that the Traffic Engineer reviewed the proposal and declined to require a traffic study. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner O’Connor regarding the current number of parking spaces on Golden Road, Mr. Mattheis replied that there were 51 spaces in that parking lot. With respect to the current one-way flow in the parking lot, Chairperson Fox inquired whether either the 98-space or 122-space scenario would allow a definite one-way flow. Mr. Mattheis replied that the perpendicular parking provided for a more efficient use of PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 24, 2007 Page 19 of 24