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architect would be able to address that issue. He noted that with respect to guest access, a call box would be placed at the gate to call the resident to let them in the gate. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Pearce regarding whether the tot lot would consist of two boulders, as shown on the display, Morgan Davies, project architect, noted that the design of the tot lot had not yet been determined and that it would not consist of two boulders. He added that was more of a schematic representation. Commissioner Pearce recalled that the Commission had contemplated play structures for the tot lot. Mr. Heffner added that they intended the tot lot to be an active lot and would not be a standard tot lot. He noted that seven percent of the units would have three bedrooms and that the others were split 50-50 between one- and two-bedroom units. He indicated that he was confident that there would be children on the site; however, the project was not designed as a family-oriented type of community, such as what would be found in the suburbs. He noted that in that case, 20 percent of the units would bethree-bedroom units. He had requested that Mr. Davies design an interactive tot lot above and beyond the standard merry-go-round and slide that was innovative in design. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether the tot lot must be ADA-compliant, Mr. Heffner replied that it would be. She stated that she did not believe a rock would be ADA-compliant. Commissioner Pearce noted that she had recently attended a planning discussion panel of experts on Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) and Transit Adj acent Developments (TAD), and although they believed it would be primarily two adults commuting to the city, these developments tended to attract children. She stated her belief that all kinds of families should be accommodated. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox regarding whether the building would be four or five stories, Mr. Chek Tang, Architect, noted that the building has remained the same bulk and mass and that the configuration of the building was the same. He noted that the Stoneridge side of the building had five stories. Commissioner Fox inquired whether, if CalTrans took the I-580/680 flyover, there would be a possibility to put parking underneath the building in a retrofit manner, or if there would be the need to go off-site for parking. Mr. Heffner replied that if CalTrans were to take that, it would have to pay for and mitigate the loss of parking in that location. He added that the parking could be structured or mechanical parking, or a retrofit of the existing parking with stacked mechanical parking. He noted that the parking ratio within the building itself was equal to other TODs in the area, with 1.3 parking spaces per resident, not including the 222 surface parking spaces. Commissioner Fox inquired whether it would be feasible to retrofit the parking underneath the existing structure if CalTrans were to take the land. Mr. Heffner noted that if CalTrans were to take the space, it would have to bargain with BART because there was a structural bridge in the way of the right-of--way in addition to the substation PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, April 23, 2008 Page 16 of 28