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Marshall, was in attendance, and that he supervised hazardous materials, installations, and inspections- A copy of the fuel tank disclosure was attached and is summarized in the staff report. With respect to the question raised regarding the nature of the trees, he noted that with the exception of the six willow trees to be planted by the applicant, the other trees were evergreen. The proposed willow trees match the existing willow trees that already screen the site. Mr. Pavan noted that the item was renoticed very early to give adequate notice to the neighbors, and staff also verified the accuracy of the addresses on the noticing list- He noted that they were unable to establish an actual property owner for several of the KB Home addresses and that they addressed the notice to "Occupant" to ensure that it was received at the address. Staff believed that the issues with respect to this application were addressed and felt comfortable that this was a safe installation- He noted that by its nature, diesel fuel had a low ignition point and was not as volatile as gasoline fuel. He noted that the facility was well screened from view and that safety measures including evacuation plans and notices as specit3ed in the Fire Marshall's memos had been incorporated- He noted that an above-ground installation had the beneFt of the removal of an underground tank from the ground-water table, eliminating the potential ground-water contamination that can come from leakage of these storage tanks- He noted that if anabove-ground tank began to leak, it would be seen and fixed immediately. He added that such immediate monitoring was not present with an underground tank. He noted that one written comment had been received from a neighbor and that it was attached to the staff report Staff recommended that the Planning Commission deny the appeal, there by upholding the Zoning Administrator's approval, subject to Exhibit B of the staff report. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Fox whether the above-ground tank at 5667 Gibraltar Drive had been removed, Mr. Pavan replied that he was not familiar with that specific tank and did not know whether it was still there. Fric Carlson, Fire Marshall, noted that he was unfamiliar with the 15,000-gallon tank on Gibraltar Drive. He noted that many of the above-ground tanks in Pleasanton were well-screened to meet the zoning and planning requirements_ In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank regarding the Fire Department's automated mass notification process in the event of an emergency, Mr. Carlson replied that they used an automated telephone system which can access all listed numbers in Pleasanton and Livermore- He noted that neighborhood residents can also be contacted through door-to-door visits or public address systems on fire trucks and patrol cars to communicate evacuation or "shelter in place" alerts. In response to an inquiry by Commissioner Blank regarding the percentage of unlisted phone numbers, Mr. Carlson replied that they comprised a fairly high percentage of the total phone numbers in town. He added that cellphones were also unlisted, which makes communication problematic. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES February 9, 2005 Page 4 of 22