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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes March 18, 2025 Page 11 1 Commissioner Anderson agreed with Commissioner Morita’s comments. She is concerned 2 that Councilmember Doolan has done a lot of work on sustainability and this is needed for 3 this project. 4 5 Commissioner Erickson stated that the number of visitors is underestimated, and residents will 6 receive family and friend visitors frequently. There is already a lack of parking on Foss Road 7 and the surrounding streets. He stated if parking at the facility is not feasible then the best use 8 would be multi-family building. 9 10 Chair Socha asked about a privacy wall/landscaping on the north side of the project. Mr. 11 Grittman stated that it would be a possibility to add landscaping, but would need to look 12 further into a wall. Fencing versus a wall may not be possible due to the storm sewer. She has 13 concerns about parking also. She would support wall/landscaping as a condition. 14 15 Commissioner Hark stated she has concerns about landscaping. She believes that at a 16 minimum, landscaping should be done around the property. 17 18 Commissioner Corneille stated there are a number of requirements for the southern lot line 19 with nothing noted for the northern lot line. He asked about the removal of the parking spots 20 for the curb cut and driveway. He asked if the Fire Code required removal of the parking 21 spots. Mr. Grittman stated the Fire Department Staff would allow them to park next to the 22 curb in the front of the building without blocking traffic. The Fire Department would rather 23 not have to back out of the parking lot. Commissioner Corneille asked if another variance 24 could be added for impervious coverage. Mr. Grittman stated Staff did not ask the applicant to 25 do that analysis but there could possibly be 5 more spaces added with adding impervious, 26 which would be over the threshold. 27 28 Commissioner Mayne asked if impervious is offset by the presence of a pond. Mr. Grittman 29 stated technically not offset by a pond. The City Engineer would need to determine that. 30 31 Commissioner Hark stated the project as proposed is maximizing the number of units, making 32 each unit the minimum size. She believes it would be sufficient to minimize the number of 33 units to increase the parking spaces. It is evident there is not a lot of onsite parking. 34 35 Commissioner Erickson stated if parking is left as it is it would limit the future marketability 36 of the property. 37 38 Chair Socha stated parking is more of a concern and there needs to be landscaping on the 39 north side. She suggested the applicant address the parking concerns and the Planning 40 Commission revisit this in the future. 41 42 Commissioner Anderson asked if there was a way to contract for a heated space for the staff 43 to park in the neighborhood. 44 45 Chair Socha re-opened the public hearing at 9:37 p.m. 46