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Commission with additional information regarding RV storage at residential sites, citywide. Chairperson Fox noted that the home occupation permit was outdated and included at-home work such as macramé projects. She would like to update that document as well. Ms. Decker noted that staff was concerned about the outfall regarding RV owners who would be concerned that they would have complaints lodged against them. She believed that people were honest and that the action this evening could result in a flush of applications due to potential Code enforcement. Commissioner Blank agreed with Ms. Decker’s concerns, and while there were dozens of items in the Code that could be updated, that was not the charter of the Planning Commission. Commissioner O’Connor suggested that Code enforcement should be more proactive and that the Code Enforcement Officer should visit Brooktree Lane because he had seen some glaring motor homes, such as one parking on the front lawn. Ms. Decker noted that if the Barragan project is appealed to City Council, the trailer will remain in place until final action is taken. If it is not appealed, the applicants would have to move it. If they did not move the trailer then, Code Enforcement would address the issue. She noted that it was not typical of City policy or Code Enforcement to perform active Code enforcement as suggested by Commissioner O’Connor. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner O’Connor regarding the amount of time taken for Code Enforcement actions to be scheduled, Ms. Decker replied that staff took a considerable amount of time and energy addressing these issues, including working with neighbors. She added that in such cases, people were also angry and upset and that work and family schedules make it difficult to meet quickly. Commissioner O’Connor suggested discussing and formalizing a suggestion to City Council about the appeal process. He believed that it would be a waste of time if there were no new information as people would be appealing to the Council only in order to get the answer they want that they did not get from the Planning Commission. He noted that there should be some ability to limit how far an appeal could be taken. Commissioner Narum agreed with Commissioner O’Connor’s statement and understood that the Economic Vitality Committee has been working on that issue under the direction of Sharrell Michelotti. Commissioner Blank noted that the City of Piedmont had an ordinance stating that a decision would be appealable only if there were new facts or an error in the process. He believed that Commissioner O’Connor’s point was well-taken regarding submitting the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES May 23, 2007 Page 18 of 20