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excess parking in the back would allow 71 additional spaces to be designated for residents rather than guest parking. Commissioner O'Connor inquired whether the guest parking could be taken away by CalTrans. Mr. Otto confirmed that would be the case if CalTrans decided it needed that right-of--way along the north side. He added that there was a condition stating that if that were to happen, the applicant must work with staff to develop alternatives to ensure the parking would work on the site, either by reducing tenant parking demand or finding off-site agreements such as at the office buildings after business hours. Commissioner Fox stated that she believed that with respect to the Growth Management Plan, the City could only approve 300 units per year. Mr. Otto noted that the City had a 350-unit-per-year maximum until the buildout of the General Plan. Commissioner Fox inquired whether that meant that no new units could be approved within 12 months of that date. Mr. Otto replied that the 350 units were broken up into different types of projects, 50 units of which were allocated for affordable housing projects, for which this prof ect would qualify. He added that there were other possibilities for an affordable housing project, and the 50 units per year for the project could be allocated over four years in the future, with any leftover from prior years carried forward. He stated that staff would work with the applicant to find ways to make the prof ect work from a growth management standpoint. He noted that the applicants desired to pull all the permits at once, and staff was looking for ways to accommodate the applicant's desires. He added that the General Plan stated that it was desirable not to impede affordable housing projects from being built, which could include possible amendments to the Growth Management Ordinance to facilitate that. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether that would be discussed by the Council when the project came before it, Mr. Otto confirmed that it would. Commissioner Fox noted that the discussion on page 31 of the Negative Declaration stated that schools have less than a significant impact and noted that a school was not located near the proposed development. She inquired what elementary, middle, and high schools would be nearest for this development. She further inquired about the number of potential students that would attend those school according to School District demographic data, and how the City would know whether the schools would not have a significant impact with 350 units. Mr. Otto replied that the School District would decide where the children would attend school and that it had its own figures for calculating how many students would attend the schools. He added that staff referred residential projects to the School District to see if there were any special information needed for the prof ect beyond the standard requirements for paying the school impact fees. He noted that the School District did not indicate that there would be any special needs beyond payment of the school fees. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether the School District requested a bus or shuttle service, Mr. Otto replied that it did not. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, April 23, 2008 Page 13 of 28