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PlanningBoard | 2020-12-14 | 2 | Daniel Cukierman, the applicant, said the plan was to post signage about respect for neighbors and not parking in other businesses' parking spaces. Board Member Ruiz asked the applicant if they had contacted the manager at Walgreens about a shared parking lot agreement. Mr. Cukierman said he had not. Board Member Ruiz asked the staff if they could maintain where the current curb cut is now. Staff Member Sablan said that during the design review process they would work with Public Works. Allen Tai, City Planner, said design review would be coming back to the Planning Board, and curb cuts would be addressed then. President Teague opened public comments. Kiran Patel, Owner and General Manager of The Rodeway Inn, wanted to discuss the letter he had sent addressing his many concerns about granting a variance. He believed that buses, delivery trucks, and rideshares dropping off people would cause a bottleneck on Webster. He was also concerned that surrounding businesses would have to share the burden of parking even with signage posted not to park there. He urged the board not to grant the variance and to have the applicant provide parking for their patrons. Denyse Trepanier, a Board Member of the Bike Walk Alameda Board, urged the board to grant the variance. She applauded the business for being forward-thinking in deemphasizing the need for cars. The Bike Walk Alameda Board is so happy that there will be a social gathering place on the bike trail. This is the direction Alameda needs to go in. President Teague closed the public comments and opened board discussion. Board Member Ruiz believed this application did meet the intent of the variance code however she was very discouraged that the applicant had not reached out to neighbors to discuss shared parking. Board Member Xiomara Cisneros agreed with Board Member Ruiz and thought the applicant should have reached out to their neighbors about a shared parking lot. She also understood the need to deemphasize cars and believed the variance was appropriate. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 2 of 8 December 14, 2020 | PlanningBoard/2020-12-14.pdf |