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Fehr and Peers recommended redistributing the Phase 1 parking to provide a greater percentage of Phase 1 parking by the grocery store. Staff, however, believes that an adequate parking supply is provided for the grocery store. Additionally, staff recommends prohibiting shopping center events, specialty sales, and seasonal sales from taking place in the parking areas to ensure the availability of Phase I parking and to maintain the unobstructed flow of traffic to /from E3ernal Avenue and Valley Avenue through the Phase 1 parking areas and drive - through lanes. The applicant concurs with this requirement. Pedestrian /Bicycle Facilities The project will provide pedestrian sidewalks and linkages with seating throughout the development and to off-site developments including the City's park property. Bicycle racks are conditioned to be provided for each building within each project phase. Landscape Design Preliminary landscape plans are provided. The proposed plan would incorporate plant species having low watering requirements as well as being an attractive asset to Bernal Avenue and to the Walnut Hills development. The proposed project's landscape treatments would also be designed to require relatively low maintenance. These features include the following: • The applicant shall arrange the plantings along the 1/680 freeway and Bernal Avenue project frontages in clusters and groupings that achieve a varied appearance in terms of heights and density, which hide drive - through lanes and service areas, and which soften and frame the views of the site and of the buildings from the freeway and exit ramp, particularly the Safeway building. The final landscape treatments will be shown on a project -wide landscape plan for this area, submitted with the first building permit application for review and approval by the Planning Division before issuance of a building permit. • The applicant will preserve the existing sycamore trees along the Bernal Avenue project frontage from construction damage. Prior to issuance of a grading or building permit, the applicant will install a temporary six -foot tall chain -link fence or other fence type acceptable to the Planning Division along the existing tree drip lines. The fencing will remain in place until final landscape inspection by the Planning Division; removal of such fencing prior to that time shall result in a "stop work" order. • The applicant will coordinate the landscape design of the parking area between the Phase 11 Building #2 and the southerly property line with the design of the planned City park property for a seamless transition between these areas. To achieve this, common plant materials shall be used or the parking area matching the materials to be used in the park area anti the pedestrian sidewalks of the project shall provide for direct connections to the planned public trails in the City park property. • Limited turf areas will be provided and only in the public use areas in the western area of the site. Pleasanton Gateway Page 26 of 35 August 25, 2010