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the same thing. So we aren’t proposing any changes to the commercial level except for, as I said, for restaurants. And I believe we are on somewhat the lower end of the scale even for restaurants as far as parking requirements. The changes that we are proposing for multi-family 1¼ to, the Council’s bill proposes 2½, we propose 2, up from 1¼. One and a quarter is a little unrealistic in today’s world; most households do have two or more cars. And actually the most of the multi-family buildings that we’ve seen have had two cars voluntarily recently. The Code for hotels is also currently unrealistic. This hasn’t actually proven to be much of a problem, but it says that a hotel without a kitchen requires one stall for three hotel rooms. It may have been written with the idea that most visitors were coming and going on buses. That’s probably not true now, so we have an increase in hotel rooms. But I do agree with the thrust of what you just said and those letters from the architects that you don’t want to mandate excessive parking. And particularly, you know, this one stall per 100 square feet of retail is really excessive. GRAHAM: Other questions or comments from Commissioners? WATANABE: Just -. GRAHAM: Yes, Commissioner Watanabe. WATANABE: Mr. Yuen, just for clarification. With regard to the restaurant, that includes square footage of the kitchen, everything, not just the dining area? YUEN: Let me make sure of that. It would include everything, yes. One to 100 square feet of gross floor area, not just the dining area. WATANABE: Okay. GRAHAM: Any other questions from the Commissioners? I don’t have anyone signed up from the public to testify. If anyone would like to testify, come forward, please. Chris, as far as where we go next, do we take a vote and pass this on today, or are we going to keep it open? YUEN: Yes, actually our request would be that the Planning Commission send a favorable recommendation on the Director’s version of Bill 79. That would be our specific request. GRAHAM: All right. So I’ll close the public hearing part of the process, and we can go forward. Commissioner Watanabe? WATANABE: I’ll make a motion. I’ll move that a favorable recommendation be sent to the County Council for amendment to Chapter 25 as revised by the Planning Director. ALAMEDA: Second. GRAHAM: Thank you. Seconded by Commissioner Alameda. Chris, will we need to take any separate vote on the bill as presented to us by the Council? EXHIBIT E 4