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In response to an il"1quiry by Chairperson Arkin,. 1V1r. Bachofner con.firmed that no signs vvould be placed in the vvindovvs. He added that the business ovvner runs a very high-end shop,. and vvould not be interested in placing signagc that vvould not be aesthetically pleasing to the City. A discussion of the relative elevatiol"1 of Stnnley Boulevard to the site e.nsued. J'v1r. BachoTner noted that I"v1"cDonald"s had many signs on their property,. rnenu signs.,. parking signs" and traffic flovv control signs. He noted that it may be required o-rthem in the ruture to place a handicapped parking sign in tl"1e parking lot. COJTlmissioncr Kameny noted that: the Commission vv-ished to preclude any advertising signage in the vvindovvs" vvhich publicized specials or sales_ J'v1r. Bacho:tner noted that t:he applicant vvould not be interested 11"1 those types of signs. He noted t:hat tl--..e vvindovv- glazing vvas smoked slightly to pick up the tint oT tl--..e vvindovv casing on the rooT.,. as vvell as the stucco color. He noted that anything painted on or behind the vvindovv- vvoLdd not be visible. He advised that the signage vvould not be as visible to passersby iT it vvere to be smaller. J'\/1r. BachoTner noted that landscapin..g advice vvas given by a designer cxperiel"1Ced in Pleasanton"'s landscaping requiren'"l.ents. Ilc noted tl'"l.at vvhile pink havvthorne did not tolerate Toot traTfic very vvell,. it normally greV\T to heights of up to four Tcet.,. vvl--..ich vvas not conducive to Toot: traTfic. I-.Ie noted tl--..at tl--..e trees on the northern side oft:he project vvere the most criTical lan.dscapirlg elemel"1t. A discussion aT the vcl1icle holding area and the tree count ensued. rv1r. Bacho:tner noted that they VV"ould prefer to have the holding spaces .not adjacent to eac)--.. other,. and approximately i11 the 1T1iddle oT the lot. . l'v1:r. Bacho.fner con.f"irmed that The dravvings on Exhibit A cOI"1stituted the governing docu1T1ent. The Planning Commission recessed Tor a break at 7:59 p.ll--". Chairperson Arkin reconvened t:he meeting at 8:01 p.1T1. Ryan 'ruT"'llson,. A'Ltt<-~tron" 3688F ~asl"1in.gt.on,. noted th..at he origi.n.ally had reservat.ions about the reduced setback" arid added that he and the applicant had come to an agreern.ent. He believed tl--..at the tvvo signs on the building vvould provide unity and a cOIT1plete appearance to The buildi1"1g. He believed tl"1at 1"1"101"1UITlCnt sign.s vvould expand the appearm"1ce o:t- the building and inter.fere vvith landscaping. He noted that body and pail"1t shops normally do :not advertise in vvindovvs in the same manner that a tire store vvould_ rv1r. Tunison l""1oted that he thought that it vvould not be possible to irlstall a mOI--..ument sign o.n the site that vvol...l-Id be visible Trom Stnnley Boulevard because he thought the site vvas about six Teet lovver than Stanley Boulevard. PLA~J~G Cc>rvrrvrJSSJC>~ rvrlNUTES _July 23,2003 Page 7