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• The proposal should provide strong connections to the neighborhoods and uses of the Bernal Property and the surrounding area with transitions to these areas. Ensure that the rear of the Safeway building is heavily landscaped and screened from the freeway. The Planning Commission expressed its concern regarding light, glare, and noise and suggested muted building materials and colors and low - intensity lighting. • The overall development is pedestrian - friendly and would encourage pedestrians to use it. There should be plazas with landscaping and water features and bike parking should be provided. The project should present a park -like environment with more screening from the freeway. • The retail uses on this site should be neighborhood oriented and not freeway - oriented. Convenience markets and /or drive - through restaurants should be restricted and liquor stores should not be allowed. The applicant should consider sit -down restaurants given the shortage of such businesses in Pleasanton. The impacts to existing City businesses including grocery stores and downtown Pleasanton should be carefully considered. • The Planning Commission generally supported the proposed building design but suggested that additional detailing be added to the structures. They suggested that natural materials be emphasized to blend with the natural environment surrounding the site. • The Planning Commission felt that the project's Bernal Avenue building setbacks should be similar to the building setbacks of Fire Station #4 and the impacts on views of Pleasanton Ridge should be considered in the project design. IV. PROJECT DESCRIPTION Project Description For the purpose of this discussion, "Phase I" refers to the commercial /retail buildings and site improvements and "Phase II" refers to the office buildings and site improvements. Overall Project The overall Pleasanton Gateway development will include the following: • Phase I will include a Safeway grocery store, two buildings with integral drive - through lanes that can be used by one bank and by one restaurant/cafe, one pharmacy with a drive - through, and eight buildings that will accommodate a variety of commercial /retail uses. The total Phase I floor area will be approximately 129,730 square feet — 58,000 square feet for the supermarket, 14,008 square feet for the pharmacy, and 57,722 square feet for the remaining buildings. All loading /service areas will be screened from view by a combination of landscaping and screen walls. The building heights for these structures will vary from 19 feet to 38 feet. • Phase II will include seven office buildings with a total floor area of approximately 588,782 square feet. The office buildings will be constructed on a 26.72 -acre Pleasanton Gateway Page 9 of 35 August 25, 2010