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The application narrative indicates that the future dealership on the subject site is planned to be approximately 14,200 square feet, which would include a 10,000-square-foot two-story showroom/office and a 4,200-square-foot service department. The site would include a total of 200 parking spaces including: 17 visitor stalls, 165 display/service stalls, and 18 employee stalls. However, the narrative is not consistent with the submitted plans, which include a revised Landscape Sheet L0.1 showing a 14,200 square-foot building with new site layout, internal access, and circulation and a total of 214 parking stalls. In addition, the submitted civil plans indicate that the future dealership will be approximately 25,000 square feet and would include 35 visitor stalls, 6 service stalls, 71 display stalls and 30 employee stalls for a total of 142 parking spaces. The discrepancy between the narrative and plans will need to be corrected prior to moving forward with the project. The original PUD conceptual master plan included a 27,500- square-foot dealership with parking for 33 visitors, 44 employees, 30 service stalls, and 105 display stalls for a total of 212 parking stalls. The future dealership building and site improvements would require future approval through the PUD Development Plan process (Planning Commission and City Council review). CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE WORKSHOP The following section provides potential discussion topics and analysis of key issues related to the project. This workshop will allow the Planning Commission to provide direction to the applicant and staff regarding any issues it wishes to be addressed before the project formally returns to the Planning Commission for a recommendation to the City Council. The areas noted below are where staff would find the Commission's input most helpful. A list of these discussion topics and specific questions regarding the proposal are attached to this report as Exhibit A for the Planning Commission's consideration and discussion. Site Plan The site plan has been designed to provide access and circulation to and from Stoneridge Drive via the shared access drive at Auto Mall Way. The new parking lot will be accessible only from the Chrysler site until the future dealership is constructed. The parking lot would be used strictly for vehicle inventory and display and would not be accessed by the public unless on foot. The parking lot would face Stoneridge Drive and would be visible until the landscaping to the south of the lot matures, and the future dealership is developed. The proposed dimensions of the display/inventory parking stalls for the new lot are 8 feet 6 inches wide by 16 feet deep, with 20-foot drive aisles, which staff finds acceptable since the parking lot will be accessed by employees only. The proposed lot will meet Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department requirements. Tandem parking is proposed for some of the spaces, consistent with City approvals granted to other dealerships in order to maximize the amount of inventory parking. Discussion Point#1 Are the on-site circulation and parking layout acceptable? Conceptual Dealership Master Plan The entire 16-acre portion of the Auto Mall is anticipated to eventually include a total of three dealerships. The proposed parking lot will be the first phase of the second dealership. The submitted narrative indicates that the future dealership on the subject site is planned to be approximately 14,200 square feet, comprising an approximately 4,200-square-foot service department and approximately 10,000-square-foot office/showroom, and would include a total of 200 parking spaces including: 17 visitor stalls, 165 display/service stalls, and 18 employee stalls. The proposed dealership on the subject lot is smaller in size than what was originally PUD-123, 2694 Stoneridge Drive Planning Commission Page 7 of 8