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The proposal includes a total of 16 parking spaces, one space short of what is required (the previous proposal included 17 spaces). This slight reduction in provided parking spaces was a result of responding to comments from the Building and Safety Division, which requires that an accessible pathway be provided from the convenience market to the propane tank. As such, the applicant converted the existing parking stall near the eastern property line directly in front of the proposed propane tank to a pathway and bicycle parking with a bike rack. A PUD development plan allows flexibility in development standards; hence, it allows the applicant to propose project-specific development standards in terms of building setbacks, parking requirements, etc. With a parking shortfall of one space, the applicant is asking the City to consider applying the existing parking at the pump islands to meet the required parking for this proposal. Staff finds that this request could reasonably be considered because patrons who use the gas pumps may also visit the convenience market at the same time. In addition, only one parking space would need to be provided at the pump islands, which is not a significant number. Thus, staff finds that the proposed parking at the project site is supportable and would meet expected demand at the site. Traffic and Circulation No changes are proposed to the existing ingress and egress to the project site. The circulation patterns associated with the existing gas pumps would remain in their existing condition. Travel routes to the proposed convenience market would be similar to the travel routes to the existing automobile service building. Vehicles using the drive-through carwash would enter the carwash tunnel from the north and exit at the south. After exiting from the carwash, vehicles would exit the project site from the southern driveway onto Santa Rita Road. Concerns were raised by residents regarding vehicles exiting the existing driveway on W. Las Positas Boulevard, traveling eastbound for a short distance, and then illegally making a U-Turn at the median break that is meant for fire trucks. This movement has caused an unsafe situation for motorists traveling westbound on W. Las Positas Boulevard who are forced to react to the unexpected vehicles. Figure 6 below illustrates this circulation pattern. In response to the comments made at the Planning Commission workshop last September, to help prevent vehicles from exiting the project site and making such a movement, a No U-Turn sign has been installed at the median break. Figure 6: Vehicle Movement onto W. Las Positas Boulevard 150, 14 wl 7--.,y+v1M'i9 — its • -'-ii I! '- " fir. '•I 11 , � °" i/o's 11 ��?, .� I , Lam. -�! y 4c + n V'I'II LAS-— POSY ITAg1 -, -z. ,E- le D n f 3192 3'120 ' ., , r U�4 1 1 a0 � . - r ay /. PUD-102/P14-0014 Planning Commission Page 16 of 26