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DISCUSSION The attached Planning Commission agenda report dated August 28, 2019 provides a detailed description and discussion of the proposed project including: site development; design elements; proposed uses; hours of operation; parking; traffic and circulation; noise assessment; health risk assessment, tree removal; project feedback received at the Planning Commission workshop of April 10, 2019; and public comments. The Planning Commission found the "home plate" shape of the convenience store is unique and fully utilizes the corner lot location to position the store. The site layout and on-site circulation have taken into consideration the site's in/egress to West Las Positas Boulevard and Hopyard Road, and the proposed loading area for delivery trucks is much needed from a circulation point of view. The Commission concurred that patrons of the project site may visit the convenience store while using the fuel pumps. As such, the proposed 17 on-site parking spaces plus the 12 vehicle stalls at the pumps would be sufficient to accommodate the proposed uses. Furthermore, the Commission supported the removal of the internal drive aisle to resolve the unauthorized property crossing concerns. The Planning Commission commended the architecture of the convenience store building, finding it professionally executed with the style, details, and exterior materials and colors. The Commission found the proposed uses on the project site are supportable, and continued 24/7 operations of the convenience store and fuel station are acceptable. The Church in Pleasanton owns the adjoining property to the south. As noted above, representatives of the church have been very involved in the application process, raising several concerns related to: • Deliveries and customers of the existing 7-Eleven convenience store using the church's property for unloading and parking; • Patrons of the convenience store loitering and leaving trash in the church's parking lot; and • Convenience store patrons speeding through the church parking lot from the convenience store. The project site and the church's property are currently connected through an internal drive aisle. The proposed project would remove this internal drive aisle, install a dedicated loading space/zone for deliveries and install fencing between the two properties. These modifications would substantially reduce or eliminate the unauthorized use of the church property for delivery or customer parking and prevent direct access or short-cutting between the church property and the project site. In addition to requiring that a 5-foot tall wrought iron fence be constructed atop of the 18- inch tall retaining wall to be located adjacent to the southern property line, the Planning Commission-recommended conditions require defensive evergreen shrubs be planted between the sidewalk on Hopyard Road and the proposed convenience store building. Additionally, staff has included conditions requiring delivery trucks to use the loading Page 6 of 8