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Commissioner Brauer suggested the Council make the final decision on this issue as he was not <br />criticizing Staff in any way. <br />Motion Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Levine, Commissioners Bauer, Van Scoy, Brauer, <br />Field, Perez, and Schiller. Voting No: None. Absent: None. <br />Planning Consultant Goodroad reviewed the proposed changes to Section 117 -355 regarding <br />Residential Development Off - Street Parking. She noted more detail was added with regard to <br />residential uses and parking needs, in addition to commercial and industrial uses. The City was <br />trying to reduce the abundance of over parking throughout the City. She discussed the proof of <br />parking clause in the code. Staff requested comments from the Commission on this portion of <br />code. <br />Development Services Manager Gladhill commented that parking lot landscaping did have <br />baseline requirements within City Code and requested the Commission discuss this matter further <br />and specify where plantings were to be made in and around the lots. <br />Associate Planner /Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated the intent of the current code was <br />to provide for trees to the interior of the lot and not just around the perimeter. The new code <br />would allow for flexibility on the placement of the trees. <br />Commissioner Van Scoy asked for the intent of the previous code. <br />Associate Planner /Environmental Coordinator Anderson believed the intent was to have interior <br />parking lot plantings to break up the heat island effect. However, this was not clearly spelled out <br />in the language. <br />Commissioner Van Scoy thanked Staff for the clarification. <br />Commissioner Schiller was in favor of the new language but stated the new landscaping <br />requirements may cause concern on how to irrigate the islands. <br />Commissioner Field stated it was simpler to plant the trees around the perimeter of a property <br />than to the interior. He questioned if the City should consider incentives for choosing to plant <br />trees to the interior. <br />Development Services Manager Gladhill indicated the City could consider a break in storm water <br />fees for choosing to plant trees to the interior of a site. <br />Commissioner Schiller recommended a percentage of trees be encouraged to be interior and that <br />this not be a mandate. <br />Planning Commission /September 6, 2012 <br />Page 14 of 18 <br />