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designed to building to fit within the site constraints. He advised that they had a copy of the geotechnical report and that the building fit within the report's requirements that the building have a 50-foot dimension from certain seismically sensitive areas. Mr. Rangel advised that comments had been made concerning the quasi-retail use, and he did not believe a financial institution was an intensive retail use similar to Downtown stores. He noted that their client's credit union was not oriented to bringing a lot of customers to the site and added that their goal was to encourage most of their clients to do most of their banking by mail or Internet. They proposed a 5,000-square-foot building, which requires 17 parking spaces. Mr. Rangel advised that they were in communication with the Fire Department and that they had several turnaround options to accommodate their requirements. With respect to the grading, he noted that most of the haul-off was related to the widening of Dublin Canyon, which would occur regardless of the site use. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Roberts whether the cement plaster element was part of the credit union's image, Mr. Rangel replied that it was not and that it could be changed. Patrick Sendee, project/development manager, KDA Holdings, Folsom, CA, noted that KDA Holdings' specialty is building on special and challenging sites. He noted that its client is a regionally based credit union that is able to operate in the seven Bay Area counties; its goal was to create a convenient member access point for face-to-face access. James Clay, representing the applicant, believed that this use would fill the needs of the applicant and the City. He emphasized that this use would not feature adrive-through, and that the traffic would be minimal. He believed they could mitigate the circumstances of this location and noted that they intended to make the building aesthetically appealing to everyone. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED. Chairperson Roberts noted that she would poll the Commission with respect to the discussion points. Chairperson Roberts inquired whether the use was appropriate for this site. Commissioner Maas noted that she did not have a problem with a credit union. Commissioner Fox stated that she did not object to a credit union, provided there would be no drive-through. Commissioner Sullivan stated that staff made a good point about the traffic issues at the intersection, which was borderline Level of Service D/F. He expressed concern that it would be a freeway-oriented business because of its proximity to the freeway. He was also concerned about the location. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 10, 2004 Page 7 of 14