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In April 1993, Mr. Sullivan applied for a separate permit to install a sliding gate across the driveway from the apartment complex onto Harold Avenue. The City granted the permit but also required the installation of a pedestrian gate per the Building Department, to insure greater pedestrian safety. (It was not required by the Fire or Building Code, however.) At the same time, the Fire Department required the removal of the tire spikes to insure its emergency access to the first floor of the apartment complex (since the alternative, a 20 foot fire lane in the complex parking lot, could not be achieved given the configuration in the parking lot.) The sliding vehicular gate and the pedestrian gate were installed and the spikes were removed. In February 1996, City staff received complaints from Gary Feliciano regarding the access. Mr. Feliciano represents the owner of a multi -family complex on Harold Avenue. In response to his complaints of increased vehicular and pedestrian traffic, staff contacted Mr. Sullivan and asked him to close the pedestrian gate. Mr. Sullivan indicated that he would not. Then, on February 28th, the City received a petition signed by 59 residents of Harold Avenue requesting that Site -Development Approval 75-44 be revoked. The petition cited problems regarding increased pedestrian and vehicular traffic, noise, litter, and on -street parking. In particular, the petitioners maintain that the pedestrian gate encourages complex tenants to park on Harold Avenue, rather than in the complex parking lot, and use the gate for access. City staff contacted Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Feliciano, who represented the 4