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. e. PUD.Sl-30-72D. 1st United Service Credit Union Application for a Planned Unit Development design review approval to construct an approximately 22,000 square foot two-story office building located at 5901 Gibraltar Drive. Zoning for the property is PUD (Planned Unit Development) - I/C-O (Industrial/Commercial- Office) District. Mr. Iserson presented the staff report, recommending approval of Case PUD-81-30-72D. He reviewed the building setbacks, proposed parking, building design, landscaping, and traffic impacts. He noted that the building meets the Hacienda Business Park design guidelines. He stated that the comer of Gibraltar and Chabot is posted prohibiting U-turns and that the applicant has requested that U-turns be allowed. The City's Traffic Engineer has reviewed this matter, and staff supports the ability to allow U-turns to be made. A new condition would allow the applicant to remove the "No U-Turn" sign, subject to the approval of the Traffic Engineer. In response to a question from Commissioner Kumaran, Mr. Iserson explained that this particular project would contribute an insignificant (when compared to the City totals) level of traffic that will have no impact on the levels of service. He explained that Hacienda has obligations to help mitigate traffic impacts as they occur and the project is conditioned so that if the West Las Positas interchange does not get built there will have to be a fair share contribution to other mitigation measures. Chair Cooper asked if staff had a color rendering of the proposed building. Mr. Iserson stated that he believed the applicant has one to present. Chair Cooper stated that he finds it useful to have a color rendering provided with the staff report. . PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Mr. Robert Olson, Facility Design Group, 1290 B Street, #301, Hayward, stated that he is the architect of the project. He presented a color rendering and described the design of the building. He reported that staff has done a good job of working with the applicant and their needs. He noted that several modifications were made to the original application in order to meet the requirements of the Hacienda Business Park and the City. Mr. Olson requested that consideration be given to revising Condition #20 to allow construction to begin at 7:00 a.m. He noted that the construction hours for the Boehringer Mannheim project has the 7:00 a.m. starting time. He also requested that Condition #38 be modified to allow the detail of the automatic fire sprinkler system be submitted at a later time. He noted that occupancy would not be allowed until the system is installed and that it would be difficult to have this information as it runs concurrent with the bid letting. Mr. Iserson noted that it is common to show the sprinkler details on the building plans prior to issuing building permits, and that this would be necessary in order to issue the fire sprinkler permit along with the building permits. Mr. Iserson stated that the applicant's request could be allowed if it was acceptable to the Director of Building Inspection. Mr. Iserson noted that there are other buildings in Hacienda Business Park for which the construction hours were extended. He noted that there may be concern in this situation due to residential neighbors. Planning Commission Minutes Page 10 September 10, 1997 . It was noted that a condition of approval is included to address art in public places.