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6. Not have to hire staff to monitor parking. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Commissioner Ritter addressed the comments regarding lack of outreach to neighborhood and questioned whether the application should be continued to allow outreach to happen. Commissioner Allen echoed Commissioner Ritter's comments, was supportive of continuing the application. Chair Nagler asked for the Commission to first express their position, recognizing that neighbors want no outside activity and the applicant would like some outdoor activity. Commissioner Brown voiced support of the outdoor activity and thinks it would be unreasonable to restrict operations for a property with a RM-2,500 zoning designation, thinks the ruling should not be based on the actions of the previous property owner and voiced support of some form of preschool playground operations and outdoor provisions in order for Chabad to use their property much like everyone else. With regard to comments on noise he supported staff's direction and interpretation of code which restricts amplified and synthetic noise. Commissioner Ritter agreed with Commissioner Brown's perspective. He acknowledged the neighboring residents and Chabad property owners understanding of the community and zoning when the properties were purchased. He was inclined to follow the code and not impose additional restrictions. Commissioner O'Connor agreed with previous comments and acknowledged the history and basis for the neighbors' concerns with the previous use. He expressed a preference for compromise and conversation between neighbors to eliminate the potential for conflict and mitigate any noise concerns. Commissioner Allen agreed with previous comments. She believes it was unreasonable to restrict outdoor activity and said other churches have playgrounds that are as close or closer to residences. She supported the request for an outdoor playground but was unsure of the right location, thinks play hours are reasonable but asked staff to determine what the other church playground hours are to be consistent in this application. Regarding outdoor events, Commissioner Allen believed that 15 events per year equaled about 3 events per month during prime months, which appears to be excessive when compared to similar events held by neighbors. She asked to see this pared back at most to one event per month or less, asked staff to provide information on numbers of events of other churches and generally more data to better understand operations. Chair Nagler agreed with comments from Commissioners. He acknowledged the history of the use of the property, the differences between the previous tenants and this tenant, and the prior decisions that he thinks has influenced the use of the property today which are completely different. He asked staff to gather information from churches, requested Chabad recognize that neighbors have legitimate concerns and asked to conduct outreach to neighbors and find compromise to be closer to resolution. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, April 25, 2018 Page 6 of 7