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PlanningBoard | 2007-11-26 | 7 | maximums, not minimums. The Master Plan now states that with shared parking for multiple uses, the maximum shall be 4.5 spaces per thousand square feet of commercial space including restaurants. He noted that minor adjustments to building footprints of less than 10% can be approved at the staff level. If the Board wished to lower the parking ratio by increasing the square footage in that area of the retail center, that would not trigger any parking problems for staff. He added that a Master Plan Amendment would allow other changes to be made. President Cook expressed concern about all the entrances into the parking field that will conflict with a strong east-west drive. She noted that the September plan did not include the access into the east-west roadway. She inquired whether the parking field serving Building B could be retained from the September plan. She added that the compromise plan had many more parking spaces and fewer trees. She liked the more heavily landscaped plans. Mr. Aidan Berry, Catellus Development Group, preferred to hear all the comments from the Planning Board, and requested a break to meet with the team to address the consolidated comments. President Cook noted that she liked the widened sidewalk in front of Building A. She inquired whether there were porticos that reach out in that area, or whether it was a free and clear walkway. She would like to see the walkway at Building B to act as a public walkway, and not part of the retail area. She liked the squared-off crossings in the compromise plan. She was not convinced that anyone would use the crosswalks at Building A, unless they came from Fifth Street. She believed the project had a split personality, because the Planning Board stated that it wanted a traditional, grid-pattern, neighborhood-oriented project, and that many compromises had been made. She believed that a considerable number of compromises had been made outside of the realm of the Planning Board. She did not believe it was a true mixed use project, and found it annoying at the Master Plan level that when there was buy-in for a mixed use project, that a suburban retail shopping center was the result. President Cook stated that this item would be suspended while the applicants conferred outside of chambers, and that the remainder of the agenda would be addressed. Member Cunningham moved to continue this item until after the remainder of the agenda has been heard. Member Ezzy Ashcraft seconded the motion, with the following voice vote - 7. The motion passed. 10. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: Mr. Thomas noted that when the Planning Board approved 626 Buena Vista Avenue, they requested notification of volunteer opportunities such as Habitat for Humanity. Member Lynch noted that had been received by the Board. Page 7 of 10 | PlanningBoard/2007-11-26.pdf |