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Nos. 9 and 10), both heritage-sized trees and in fair condition, would be severely impacted by the proposed development. The arborist report indicated that the roots of the trees would be significantly impacted by the proposed excavation of the drive aisle for the drive-through carwash. The arborist report states that if these two trees are to be retained with a reasonable degree of assurance for their survival and stability, the drive aisle needs to be located at least nine feet from the tree trunks. The arborist report was prepared prior to the noise assessment report, which recommends the construction of a sound barrier at the carwash exit to mitigate noise impacts. With the proposed sound barrier, these two heritage-sized trees would need to be removed. The applicant intends to retain the existing landscaping except for the two redwood trees that would be removed to accommodate the fence and the tulip tree. The proposed landscape plan shows the planting of two, five-gallon sized pittosporum shrubs between the convenience market and carwash exit aisle, installation of rosemary groundcover, and the planting of one, 24-inch box Texas ash tree on the north side of the building. Staff has added a condition requiring that all proposed plant locations be shown on a final landscape plan to be submitted with the building permit plans and subject to review and approval by the Director of Community Development prior to the issuance of a building permit. Staff has also added a condition requiring that drought-tolerant plants be used. To mitigate the loss off the two existing healthy, heritage-sized redwood trees, staff has included a condition requiring the applicant to pay for the appraised value of two heritage-sized trees ($5,090). Staff is not recommending the applicant mitigating for the removal of the tulip tree because of its health condition. Police Calls for Service3 At both the Planning Commission Work Session and the neighborhood meeting, concern about the potential for the proposed convenience market to generate increased crime was expressed. The residents at the neighborhood meeting also mentioned the robberies at the nearby Golden Chopsticks restaurant as well as the robbery at a 7-Eleven store on Valley Avenue. Table 7 on the following page shows total police calls for service, between January 2010 and July 2014 at the project site, the two shopping centers to the east and south of the project site, and each of the two existing 7-Eleven locations in Pleasanton. The Police Department has reviewed the data and indicated that the criminal activity associated with the shopping centers and 7-Eleven locations are primarily a function of the location of these businesses (along major streets and intersections) rather than their uses. The Police Department further indicated that the data reveals no significant issues or concerns related to the presence of the two existing 7- Eleven stores. Furthermore, based on the data, the Police Department finds no reason to believe the presence of a new 7-Eleven store at the subject site will produce any significantly different results. In addition, the applicant believes that increasing the number of employees from the existing one employee to the proposed two employees and having both employees be on-site 24 hours would also reduce the likelihood of crime occurring on the site. A detailed list of all calls for service is attached as Exhibit E of the staff report. 3 Calls for Service is a phone call log listing the number of calls that the Police Department receives. The nearest siteaddress may be used to register the call, not necessarily the location of the reported incidents. PUD-102/P14-0014 Planning Commission Page 20 of 26