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Excerpt of the Draft Minutes of the Planning Commission Meeting of March 1 S, 2012 Page 4 of 4 Chair Collier pointed out that quite a few corner lots have more than 5,000 square feet Commissioner Fitzsimons said that if the Planning Commission has the liberty of making any changes to the ordinance outside the State - mandated elements and beyond the scope of the changes that staff proposes, someone should make a motion for such changes to vote on. Assistant City Attorney Pio Roda clarified that the agenda item covers only the amendments proposed. He said that if the Planning Commission chooses to review the rest of the ordinance, the item should be placed on the agenda for another meeting. Chair Collier opened the public hearing. Joe Collier, 644 Douglas Drive, asked if the proposed ordinance would be applicable to a residential project that involved paving over the front yard, referring to a property near his home where the owner dug out the entire front lawn and dirt and then replaced it with concrete. He said six cars park there, plus two in the street. He said he'd like to see something in this ordinance to prevent such modifications. Planner Barros indicated that at its January 19, 2012 meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed a proposed Zoning Code amendment that limits paving to a maximum of 50% of the front -yard setbacks. The City Council adopted that amendment at its February 21, 2012 meeting, and it will go into effect on April 3, 2012. Projects completed prior to that date would be grandfathered. Motion to close the Public Hearing Dlugosh /Fitzsimons: 6 Aye, 0 No, I Absent (Abero) Motion to forward to the City Council a recommendation to approve the resolution proposing Zoning Code amendment changes related to Bay- Friendly Landscaping Provisions (Article 19, Sections 4 -1904, 1908 and 1910) Fitzsimons /Hernandez: 6Aye, 0 No, I Absent (Abero)