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determine parking spaces for commercial buildings, itÓs based on the square footage of the building. So is that how we came up with ten or it was -? COTTLE: The square footage would have required four parking spaces, which is what the applicant was recommending. LEITHEAD TODD: Well, if the square footage would require four, then that would seem to be more reasonable -. COTTLE: Okay. LEITHEAD TODD: You know, IÓm just saying that if that would be what we would normally recommend if that was a commercial building of that size. If the Commission were going to do something where there was like a time limit on this, I think I would be less concerned about, you know, permanent infrastructure. But if the permit runs with the land so that, you know, this is something where 20 years from now thereÓs an on-going store there, then you have to look at what kind of infrastructure you need for that. But if youÓre going to do something or if you consider something like you did with some of the others in the past where you did, you know, like a five-year permit that had to be renewed or, you know, something like along those lines, then I think it gives you an opportunity to revisit whether the conditions that youÓve put on the property are sufficient to deal with what actually occurred. And, you know, you can, obviously you have the discretion in terms of whether you want it paved or unpaved, or how many stalls that you want. But I think the concern that we have is sometimes you canÓt anticipate just, you know, how much use or the changing nature of what gets sold in a store as time goes by. Cause weÓve certainly seen some things that get ended up getting a lot busier than we originally thought, you know; and then some things donÓt pan out and people But the problem that I have is that special permits are essentially like rezoning property but without the conditions -- if this were a rezone youÓd be looking at things like curb, gutter, sidewalk -- and we typically donÓt do those kinds of requirements, and we donÓt have all the other requirements where you have to do a traffic study before you come in. So if it is the intent of the Commission to look at approving, then you should be looking at what kinds of conditions you think are reasonable. Then you should also look at whether you want this to be a permit that you want the ability to revisit to see what has happened to the actual operation of the business and whether whatever conditions you impose are adequate. WOODWARD: Commissioner Domingo. DOMINGO: Under normal circumstances what we will be looking at if we impose the conditions would be that which would apply to the community concerns. But what IÓm looking at is what weÓre, the conditions that weÓre looking at are that of the County administrationÓs concerns, you know. And I think as weÓve done in the past, sure letÓs impose some, maybe a five-year limit and not requiring such stringent conditions so that they can go ahead with their practice. And then within those five years if there are any outstanding kind of so-called issues which endangers, endangers the people in the community, or which does not conform to what the community actually was looking at, or whatever even the Planning Commission, Planning 22 EXHIBIT A