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6 -A-39 Commissioner Radcliffe asked how the medical office parking will affect the Kaiser EIR. Mr. Williams said Kaiser has done a parking analysis that would be justification for that requirement. He did not think it was specifically based on the standards. Michael Church, Planning Manager, said the proposal for Kaiser would be to develop a precise plan that covers the entire campus. He said some separate standards will be devised for them that will have nothing to do with the Zoning Ordinance provisions. Commissioner Piulle, asked if they could take each Amendment and ask the pertinent questions related to that specific Amendment, rather than jumping around. She said sometimes you may forget the comments made by others. ACTION Amendment No. 1 — Construction of Arbors & Trellises in setback areas. M /S: Garcia/Seybert - That the Zoning Ordinance is in the public interest and recommend adoption. Motion passed DISCUSSION Commissioner Piulle agrees with the Ordinance the way it is, with one big exception. She does not agree with anything that is written about backyards. She said she fundamentally opposes anything that will tell her what she can and can not do in her backyard, as long as she does not interfere with her neighbors. She wants to strike the section in the Ordinance relating to backyards. She thinks this is a part of an Ordinance that is unenforceable. She said it really does not make any sense to have it there, because the City does not have the time or the resources to go and police what people are doing in their backyards. Mr. Passanisi asked Commissioner Piulle for clarification as to whether she did or did not want to allow trellises in the backyard? Commissioner Piulle said she did not want any Ordinance to govern trellises or structures in the backyard. Commissioner Garcia said he would be willing to amend his motion, to take Commissioner Piulle's comment into consideration. Mr. Jany said that the current Ordinance does regulate what we can place in the back yard. He said this proposal is much more permissive, and would allow an encroachment very close to the property line, which is currently not allowed. Mr. Jany said what is being proposed today is a relaxation of the current regulations, and actually a response to a lot of cases that staff has reviewed. So this Ordinance is expected to respond to a need by the public to construct these types of structures as proposed. So this proposal is less restrictive. Commissioner Seybert said he will not renew his second to the motion with the Amendment. Commissioner Garcia said since City staff put it the way they did, he would withdraw the Amendment. Page 17 of 26