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Mr. Bowen stated that the remaining points he has are that they strongly object to access to the Arroyo on the north side and the impact on water. He indicated that a very rough estimate of the water usage of this one property is about 10 million gallons of water a year. He noted that there is a precious reserve in Zone 7 and asked that that concern be addressed. Doug Giffin, Chamberlin Associates, owner of the commercial property immediately to the west of the new Summerhill project, stated that the buildings along West Las Positas Boulevard currently interact very well with one another. He indicated that each of them tends to have three fronts so no matter where one is on these multi tenant buildings, that person would be staring at the front of another building and would not feel that he or she is somehow tucked away or hidden in the back of a property. He noted that currently, a quarter of their 94,000-square-foot building, or about 25,000 square feet of the building is continuous, full glass in the front of those spaces, and they all directly face the Summerhill property. He pointed out that their current view now from the front of their single-story attractive building with Spanish tile roof and a great context is the parking lot. Mr. Giffin stated that one of their concerns early on and why they were so heavily involved in developing the development standards was because of the relation between both the use of the adjacent property and the visual impact of the fence. He indicated that the new building will be 20 feet closer to their property and quite a bit taller; so the two things they worked very hard to have incorporated into those standards were the 50-foot setback within the structures and the stepping of the buildings. He added that, to Summerhill's credit, he thinks they have done a great job in designing an attractive project; and without the carports there, he thinks it achieves the goal that both planning, the Business Park, and Chamberlain thought was necessary to maintain that visual appeal for their tenants. He added that early on, Mr. Ebrahimi asked him if Chamberlain would consider carports, and Chamberlain wanted to be able not to mind and see what Summerhill would come up with. Mr. Giffin stated that from the top view and without the carports, it would be relatively similar to what Chamberlain has now: one is in front of the building staring at the front of another building. He noted that now, it is essentially 50 feet off of that nice separation, and one is suddenly looking at the rear end of the property instead of the front. He pointed that that it makes %of their building suddenly undesirable, more difficult to lease, and more difficult to retain tenants. He indicated that they had requested a wrought-iron fence simply to try and prevent cross traffic;they are not looking for a visual barrier but for a nice openness, a look at these great attractive buildings. Mr. Giffin requested that the Commission hold Summerhill to the Design Guidelines that were developed for this reason and not allow structures within that 50-foot setback area. He indicated that the impact to their tenants is great and would have a significant effect on their ability to retain tenants and the rents that they get for their property. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 22, 2014 Page 7 of 16