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Commissioner O’Connor noted that five instructors would utilize five parking spaces regardless of whether they are on the street or in the parking lot. Commissioner Narum inquired if the instructors could be required to park on the street. Ms. Decker clarified that the applicant is requesting to increase the number of instructors from one to five on the site, so, there may not always be five instructors on-site. She noted that the opportunity at hand is for the applicant to have piano and other music instruction with added instructors, and although staff does not encourage or support businesses that begin expansion of their uses, there have not been any complaints regarding parking in this case. Commissioner Olson stated that he has a problem relative to children in the parking lot. He inquired if the project could be conditioned such that children must stay inside the facility until they are picked up. Commissioner Fox stated this could be addressed by the requirement that children be signed into and out of the facility. Commissioner Olson asked Ms. Radayeva if her suite was on lease. Ms. Radayeva replied that she owned the building. Commissioner Olson stated that because the Commission’s denial of this use would require the applicant to find another location and pay rent, he was inclined to agree with Commissioner Fox regarding the signing in and out to prevent the children from waiting in the parking lot of an industrial area. Ms. Decker clarified that the use permit is to modify the original permit to allow an expansion of instructors from one to five and that if the Commission denied the modification, the use would still be at the location with one instructor and student at a time. Commissioner Fox said she did not disagree with the original use permit due to the fact that there would only be one instructor and one student at a time; however, she cannot support the expansion because of the unsafe situation and on-street parking. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS RE-OPENED. Warren Darmsted, representing the applicant, stated that they have not had any problems except with the owner at 1236 Quarry Lane who has asked some people to move their cars, which the patrons have done. He stated that the problem is not with parking but that Mr. Studzinski does not want people to park on his property, even if he has no renters and all his spaces are usually open.He noted that staff visited the site and did not find a problem. Commissioner Olson stated that he believed there was a problem relative to children and their safety. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 25, 2009 Page 6 of 29