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7A Page 57 model the County1s Green Building Ordinance. The concept is that there are developers coming to the different cities in the peninsula and within San Mateo County and if every City adopts a different Green Building Ordinance it is not very helpful to the architects and engineers and contractors if they have to learn all new codes from City to City. In the CEQA review there is acknowledgement that the City does consider green house gas emissions and some of the green building practices would be implemented for that property and can consider making a mitigation measure through the CEQA documents, although it was not put in there because it was a voluntary component and part of the project. Mrs. Ekas stated that the City does have an adopted Water Conservation Ordinance; the development must comply with the Water Conservation Ordinance with respect to landscaping as well as the dual plumbing area. Commissioner Smith commented on the parking enforcement and he believes that if they implement or if this project is going to have an HOA with CC&R's they will enforce the fact that the residents aren't using garages as storage units., The applicant has taken good steps to mitigate the parking impacts that can be seEm on the street. During the process of demolition, mitigate the dust, and to deconstruct rather than demolition. He believes we need the units and if we can implement the sustainable building practices and to be sensitive and compromise with the neighbors. Commissioner Gee referred to the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and mitigations during construction he would like to suggest there be a designated construction route for construction traffic, he would also like to see a contractor and worker staging plan, so that the contractors are not parking on Kentfield during construction. In regards to trenching on Kentfield for utility connections he would like repaving and resealing curb to curb rather than patching. Chair Radcliffe would like the time frame adjusted for construction hours. Mrs. Ekas replied that the City Ordinances states that there is a 7:00am start time. It is a noise Ordinance, so it relates to noisy construction, not to interior painting, etc. The trenching would need to be a condition of approval for the Planned Development. Commissioner Seybert prefers an 8:00am start time and believes that 8:00pm end time is too late. He would like the posting of a contact number both with the City and with the contractor on-site for public to call in regards to noise. Commissioner Holt referred to the additional parking spaces, and asked where that condition would go. Mrs. Ekas replied that is part of the Planned Development and Tentative Map. MIS (Gee/Seybert) that the Planning Commission adopts the Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration based on the following findings: 1. Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration has been completed and in compliance with CEQA. 2. The Planning Commission has considered the initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration, along with comments received during the public review process, and has determined that, based on the whole record before it, there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment; and Page 10 of 13