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7 Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola indicated he was leery to move forward with a no minimum parking requirement. Mr. Davis stated having a very clear process in place would assist with addressing these concerns and developers would have to provide evidence on how their projects would work or function. Commissioner Enanaa explained the no parking minimum was a concern for him as well and he would like more clarity on how this would be worded within the code. Mr. Davis stated he would be working with a team that would assist in making this language clear within the code. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development Gozola questioned how the City should address the fact they may not be on their property forever and a new user may have different parking requirements. He anticipated that if a property was under parked, this would impact the overall value in the future. Mr. Davis recommended there be language within the code that states when uses change or a building changes, there has to be a new analysis of the site. Further discussion ensued regarding how to address parking requirements for new versus existing developments. Chair Biedenfeld supported the City having some sort of language in place to trigger parking requirements for properties that were redeveloping. Commissioner McQuillan anticipated there needs to be more flexibility when it comes to residential developments versus the commercial developments. He stated he had no objection to the flexibility minimum or maximum. Mr. Davis reported language could be drafted to state that if uses became more intense than the current use, that a trigger was in place to review parking requirements. Councilmember Allen commented on how unique the commercial properties were throughout the City and stated a blanket parking requirement may not suit these unique properties. Mr. Davis agreed and stated there was no real standard in place when it comes to parking, but rather jurisdiction puts their own requirements in place. Mr. Davis then turned the discussion to shared parking and how parking agreements are to be addressed. Commissioner Biedenfeld spoke to the benefit of shared parking and noted he supported the City considering this within new and redeveloping properties going forward. Mr. Davis discussed how parking lots are to be maintained and surfaced. He stated the City currently only allows for hardscape. He recommended that the City allow for more flexibility in order to better consider how parking lots impact the environment. He suggested permeable pavers and grass be considered along with stormwater management plans.