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CityCouncil | 2017-07-18 | 15 | Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the documents are public record, to which the Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative. Mayor Spencer inquired what are the primary operational concerns. The Assistant Community Development Director responded the three main issues are: 1) the site is small, so a lot of cars cannot fit on the property and overflow parking cannot be on the streets; stated the last five years, the City has received consistent letters from neighbors about parking on the streets; 2) working on vehicles in the parking lot; and 3) the noise of the tools being used. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the City's response to the first issue was to amend the UP to have the operator purchase an offsite lot to park cars, to which the Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative. Mayor Spencer inquired how many years the City has enforced the conditions of the UP. The Assistant Community Development Director responded a lot of activity began in 2013. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the City did nothing to enforce the conditions of the UP from 1989 to 2013. The Assistant Community Development Director stated neighbor complaints get the City involved. Mayor Spencer stated the number one issue is parking; from 1989 to 2013, no one in the City did anything to check compliance with the UP; inquired whether there is a way to amend the conditions of the UP to allow for enforcement of the parking condition. The Assistant Community Development Director responded the City can amend the UP to have a condition for another site to park cars; the problem is whether the condition would be sufficient; the operator might still park cars on the street because it is faster and more convenient. Mayor Spencer stated that she is trying to figure out why an offsite lot was considered before and now staff is saying that an offsite lot is not possible. The Assistant Community Development Director responded that he did not say that an offsite lot is not possible; stated the issue is that a business is constantly shuffling cars; Council could amend the UP to allow for enforcement of the parking condition. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the condition is already a part of the current UP, to which the Assistant Community Development Director responded in the affirmative. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council July 18, 2017 | CityCouncil/2017-07-18.pdf |