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vehicles park there, as well. He said wider driveways are not an exception in the City of Pleasanton. The driveway at the Chevron station on Santa Rita Road and Valley Avenue is 39 feet, six inches and the driveway on Valley Avenue is 42 feet; the 42-foot wide driveway is 35 feet from another 35-foot driveway, and they are providing more parking. Ms. Ireifej continued Mr. Hirst's rebuttal and stated once this becomes one parcel, it will be different. It currently looks like two businesses, so people park there because it is convenient. With the building also being a triangular shape, it will be prevent people from coming over. She was against a wall which she feels will create an alley and unsafe conditions. Mr. Schafer continued the rebuttal and pointed to the bio-retention area, stating it will be concaved. This will not promote people walking down through it to and from the church site or vice versa. They are in agreement with the architecture of the car wash and placing more trellises on there and the nice trash enclosures. Mr. Hirst finished by pointing out the other areas where 18-wheel trucks will park and said he has seen where they park. They want to get them out of there and they placed "No 7-Eleven Parking" signs in these areas, trying to promote people to park elsewhere. They are doing everything they can to get them off the church property. Commissioner Balch asked how deep was the bioswale. Mr. Schafer said he was not certain, but it would at least be 18-inches deep. Chair Allen said imagining that the bioswale is 18 inches, she inquired whether there would be a way to add rocks inside the bioswale. Mr. Schafer said yes; there are rocks, plants, and sand around it to give it visual appeal while serving as a deterrent to people walking through it. Commissioner Brown asked and confirmed with Mr. Schafer that this design will not have a back door for loading, which would then occur through the main entrance. Commissioner Brown said the agenda report identifies 17 parking spaces and asked if the additional space was the loading zone. Mr. Schafer said yes; it is a parking space. Commissioner Balch and Commissioner O'Connor clarified that they both counted 17 spaces. Ms. lreifej confirmed there would be 17 spaces without the loading zone. Commissioner Ritter asked what is between the building and the bioswale. Mr. Schafer said this is a walkway; if someone needs to work on the electrical, they can park and walk back on the steppingstones. Commissioner Ritter asked what would prevent a church goer from crossing the bioswale. Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 15 April 10, 2019 r those exiting the driveway and he did not think it solved anything by shortening the driveway opening. T.C. Sun, Church President since 2002, voiced concern about the existing habitual problem of those parking on the church lot as opposed to parking in the gas station parking lot. He asked that a real barrier be created to change this behavior to stop people from parking on the church property. Mr. Hirst was given the opportunity for a rebuttal, in which he thanked the church for pointing out problems that existed long before the church was there and they agree there is a delivery truck problem, which they have been working to find a solution that hasn't been easy. They want parking in their proposed location in order for the 24-foot trucks to park. They agreed to a setback and landscaping coming all the way to the street, but were not agreeable to a fence. He said people who worship in the church do park and walk through the area and they will continue to do this unless they cannot any longer. Police, post office, Amazon and FedEx Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 15 April 10, 2019