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In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Fox regarding the height of the original rendering as compared with the revised rendering, Mr. Tang replied that the original rendering was the same. In order to create a larger open space, they redesigned the building to have more portions of the building come up to the fourth story. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Fox regarding the distance between the parking garage and the building at the EVA, and whether people would be able to look inside residential windows from the parking garage, Morgan Davies, Guzzardo Partnership, replied that it was just over 47 feet at the narrowest point and that they intended to use tree plantings to screen that area. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Fox regarding the height of the BART parking garage, Mr. Heffner replied that it would be four to four-and-a-half stories. Mr. Tang noted that they had also worked with BART’s engineers and maintenance people to obtain its agreement on the tree plantings. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner O’Connor regarding the number of one-, two- and three-bedroom units compared to the last rendering, Mr. Tang replied that he could provide that information and that the overall unit count was still 350 units. Chairperson Fox invited public comment. There were no speakers. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner O’Connor regarding the status of an after-hours parking agreement with the adjacent Stoneridge Corporate Plaza, Mr. Heffner replied that they were working on it. He added that they already had driveway access by right and that they would need to remove several of Stoneridge Corporate Plaza’s parking spaces, which would be replaced in their parking lot. Ms. Decker noted that the applicant had been examining various kinds of access easements that they might be able to have for the purposes of granting parking at the unit entries facing the parking area. She did not believe there was a consideration at this time to use the office parking area for the residential units, although it would be beneficial. Commissioner O’Connor recalled a discussion about the residents being able to use the commercial area parking within the building after hours. He inquired when overnight parkers must vacate the lot when business resumed in the morning, as well as who policed that activity. Mr. Heffner noted that the site would have 24-hour security as well as a 24-hour security guard walking the apartment site. He did not know what the hours required by the retailer were and noted that they typically close at 11:00 p.m.; he did not have specific information about the hours at this time since they did not have a retailer. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES August 22, 2007 Page 8 of 20