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Resolution No. PC-96-30 Page 2 The proposed development would strengthen the office uses in Signature Center and Center Park and would create a significant amount of employment for Pleasanton. Closing Morse Drive would divert project and surrounding traffic presently using Morse Drive to reach Hopyard Road onto Franklin Drive and Johnson Drive. However, as a circulation feature, Morse Drive is not needed. Franklin Drive and Johnson Drive provide excellent alternatives for Morse Drive. Because cross-traffic on Franklin Drive is, at the present time, expected to be low to moderate, it is not expected that significant queuing problems would develop at any of the driveway entrances for the existing and proposed developments on these streets. However, when build-out occurs of the vacant properties on Franklin Drive, it may be necessary to install a two-way left-turn on Franklin Drive between Morse Drive and Johnson Drive. Since installation of the left-turn lane is predicated upon traffic volumes at build-out, its installation, if required, would occur prior to construction of the fifth Providian building. In compliance with the City's non-point storm drain run-off ordinance, the trash/generator enclosures will be covered and connected to the City's sanitary sewer system, and oil/water separators will be installed in the parking lot. According to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Flood Hazard Maps, no portion of the site will be affected by the 100-year or the 500-year floods. 2. The proposed development plan modification is consistent with the Pleasanton General Plan: The subject property is designated by the Land Use Element of the Pleasanton General Plan for Business Park land uses. The proposed office uses conform to this land use designation. The overall floor area ratio for the proposed project would be 25.3%, which conforms to the 60% maximum floor area ratio allowed for this site by the Pleasanton General Plan. Based on the proposed project's traffic analysis, levels-of-service on Hopyard Road and Signature Drive intersections and freeway interchanges would be within the level-of-service standards of the Pleasanton General Plan. Providian is required to participate to its pro-rata share in any future assessment district funding the construction of the 1-680/West Las Positas Boulevard freeway interchange. With this requirement, the Providian development conforms to the level-of-service standards stated in the Circulation Element of the Pleasanton General plan. Closing Morse Drive is consistent with the policies of the General Plan's Circulation Element: phasing development and roadway improvements so that Levels-of-Service (LOS) do not exceed LOS "D" at major intersections; designing and regulating City streets to minimize traffic related impacts on adjacent land uses; and maximizing traffic safety for automobile, transit, bicycle users, and pedestrians.