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REPORT: Planning Director, October 9, 1995 Planning Director Patterson presented the staff report. Gold's Gym had applied for a Use Permit to operate a health club at 899 Broadway located in the "IR" (Industrial Restricted) District. The Zoning Administrator had issued a Variance waiving the required number of parking spaces (134 out of 185) which had been based on surveys of other health clubs on the peninsula. The appellant, Mr. Lasher, representing several of his neighbors filed an appeal citing inadequate parking and its adverse economic impact on their businesses as the main objection to issuance of the Use Permit and Variance. The appeal was continued so that staff could provide more information on parking and the pending agreement with Raychem for parking spaces, and crime statistics in the area. Planning Director Patterson distributed a memo listing the names of proponents (6) and opponents (4) of the appeal, and a copy of Redwood City's Land Use Element of the General Plan, citing L- 7. "Industrial and employment areas should encourage accessory uses and services such as restaurants, health clubs, child care, office supply sales, and delicatessens." Planning Director Patterson showed overheads of the physical layout of the area and where Raychem would provide 41 parking spaces that would be used by patrons of Gold's Gym. With the addition of the 41 additional parking spaces the Variance was no longer required, as there would be a total of 175 parking spaces which exceeds the number of parking spaces required by a gym of that size, 30,000 square feet. Director Patterson advised that there was a slight overlap of parking use with the warehouse next door, but the peak hours of the gym are after 5 :00 p.m., which is after the warehouse closes, and staff considered the parking problem resolved for both uses being proposed. Director Patterson advised that Police statistics show there have been only three reported crimes in the last two years, and there have been no reports of vagrants in the area. Councilwoman Steinfeld reported that she had received a video from the appellant showing parking and traffic impacts in the area. Councilwoman Steinfeld stated that additional parking spaces did not resolve the issue of deliveries and loading and unloading of trucks and semi-trailers in an already congested area. Councilwoman Steinfeld stated that the Variance allows a different set of standards to be applied to a new business which would have a significant and adverse impact on the surrounding existing businesses. Councilwoman Steinfeld expressed her skepticism that the limited lunch hour use condition could ever be enforced. In response to Council questions, Director Patterson advised that the owner of the warehouse would work with his warehouse tenants to resolve the truck loading and unloading issue, the City did not police private parking lots, additional parking agreements can be made conditions of the Use Permit and Variance, the Gold's Gym applicants agreed to the condition of limited lunch time use and they have computer monitoring that allows MINUTE BOOK NO. 53 Regular Meeting Minutes Page No. 372 October 9, 1995 Page 11