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In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Fox regarding whether it would be possible to open the public hearing during Matters Initiated by Commission Members, Ms. Harryman replied that may be done, provided the topic was different than what had been previously discussed during Meetin¢ Onen to the Public. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. There were no speakers. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Traffic Safety Study Commissioner Blank noted that at the last meeting, the Commission had discussed a traffic safety study and read the following from the minutes of October 10, 2007: "Ms. Decker noted that in speaking with the Traffic Engineer, there was no set standard at this point .... Ms. Decker noted that would be possible [to identify a standard set of issues to be addressed] and would bring that request to the Traffic Engineer with the end result of having it become part of the City's policy for projects. He inquired whether it would be possible to identify a timeline for that topic. Ms. Decker assured the Commission that it would not be lost and that there had not been sufficient time since the last hearing to meet with the Traffic Engineer to define a checklist or scope for such checklist or opportunity for a traffic safety study, as opposed to a traffic study as is typically done for volumes and circulation. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Olson regarding whether he would be required to notice his neighbors if he were to build a similar structure as described on Singletree Court, Ms. Decker replied that neighbors were not required to be noticed when a ministerial building permit is pulled. However, the Building and Safety Division would interface with the Planning Department, and when projects come in, Planning staff would assess whether the project would require a planning entitlement. In the case of the Singletree Court house, the project did not require a planning entitlement according to the plans submitted; therefore, a building permit could be issued, and no notices to the neighbors were necessary. Commissioner Olson inquired whether staff could require noticing if they saw such a project and inquired if objections would be raised in that instance. Ms. Decker replied that per the Code, there was no requirement for a planning entitlement or the resulting noticing. Chairperson Fox recalled the construction of a very large playhouse in Foxbrough Estates a few years ago which did not require a building permit. She noted that the neighbors had requested that the City do an administrative design review because the structure was visually obtrusive. She inquired whether that could be done for this project. Ms. Decker noted that if the Code did not require a building permit, staff did not have the authority to PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES October 24, 2007 Page 8 of 40