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Driveway/Curb-cut The proposal would widen the existing driveway on West Las Positas Boulevard from 35 feet to 45 feet. The applicant stated that the driveway widening would facilitate vehicular ingress and egress to the site. However, wider driveways result in longer/more substantial interruptions to the sidewalk, and tend to encourage vehicles to approach the driveway at higher speeds, which can create more hazardous conditions for pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles crossing the driveway. Staff, including traffic engineering staff, believes a 35-foot-wide driveway is more than adequate for ingress/egress at this site — an opening closer to 27 feet is recommended — and does not support the widening of the driveway. The applicant is also proposing to widen the southern driveway on Hopyard Road from 35 feet to 45 feet. Staff also does not support the widening of this driveway and, additionally, recommends that it be reduced to 27 feet to provide more landscaping along the street frontage while still providing adequate vehicular ingress and egress. Car Wash Circulation With respect to on-site circulation, as proposed, vehicles would exit the car wash at its north end, proceeding to either exit the site to West Last Positas Boulevard, or circulate back on to the site. As proposed by the applicant, this causes vehicles exiting the car wash to cross the path of vehicles entering the site from West Las Positas Boulevard (from a curving section of the arterial road). To address this, and minimize the potential for collisions and conflicts, staff recommends shifting the driveway on West Las Positas Boulevard to the east (toward Hopyard Road) by approximately 10 feet, which would allow for vehicles existing the car wash to be steered through a short drive lane with a stop required, before merging with or crossing the main drive aisle traffic. Figure 12 shows the recommended modifications. Other options, such as reversing the entrance/exit and shifting the car wash location southerly to improve circulation around the car wash were explored. However, on balance staff found the option mentioned above and illustrated in Figure 13 was the best solution. PUD-134/P18-0334/P18-0332, 3760 and 3790 Hopyard Road Planning Commission Page 17 of 20 and 4 are street view images of the existing Shell fuel station and 7-Eleven store. PUD-134/P18-0334/P18-0332, 3760 and 3790 Hopyard Road Planning Commission Page 3 of 20 e public by submitting a speaker card for that item. 1. Approve the meeting minutes of February 27, 2019 MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 2. Public Comment from the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda — Speakers are encouraged to limit comments to 3 minutes.