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Chairperson Roberts noted that she liked the neighborhood character of Larry Cannon's design and noted that she would like the louvers on the sides of the building. She preferred Larry Cannon's new canopy design over the original design. She expressed concern that too few pumps would lead to traffic stack-ups on the street. She believed that four pumps was too small, but would like to see a traffic circulation and traffic analysis with respect to the number of pumps. She would like to see U-turns prohibited on Utah Street to discourage cut-through traffic. She did not believe this gas station would attract people outside of the neighborhood and believed that it would be convenient for the residents. She did not believe that people would go through the intersection just to go to the gas station because other gas stations were more convenient to those drivers. She felt that the use is acceptable since it is within Stanley Business Park and that it would not cause cut-through traffic. She wants to see subtle, muted colors. Chairperson Roberts asked about the roof material, and Mr. Iserson advised that the comp shingle roof would be more compatible with the neighborhood character. Chairperson Roberts agreed with Mr. Iserson's assessment that people ofen parked at the pumps to patronize the store so that the proposed number of spaces would be sufficient. She suggested that the signage conditions be controlled so that the beer and wine sales were not conspicuous. Commissioner Arkin advised that he would like to see detailed drawings of the signage. £ PSDR-173, City of Pleasanton Application for sign design review approval for an exterior sign program for the Civic v Center site, located in the area generally bounded by Bernal Avenue, Old Bernal Avenue, and Main Street. Zoning for the property is P (Public 8t Institutional), Downtown Revitalization Overlay District. Mr. Iserson presented the staff report and detailed the history of the application. He noted that people were often confused by the location of different City departments in numerous buildings with numerous driveways. Staff believed it would be important to develop signage to direct people and provide clear information with respect to City services. Staff believed that the sign program would conform to the objectives stated in the staff report and recommended approval. He noted that this application would be brought before the City Council He noted that the Pleasanton Downtown Association (PDA) supported this application and suggested that a third campus directory map at the Library be included. Mr. Iserson advised that addition would exceed the budget and suggested that two maps would be sufficient. Commissioner Fox believed that the address conventions with respect to the modular buildings was confusing. Mr. Iserson advised that staff could examine that issue and added that the modular buildings were physically connected by a breezeway. Commissioner Sullivan noted that he liked the design and suggested moving the arrows on the sign. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 28, 2004 Page 13 of 17