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PLANNING COMMISSION Page 3 5/11/83 Commissioner Getty inquired if this project had sewer capacity and Mr. Warnick indicated it had. She also questioned why no traffic or geologic studies were provided. Commissioner Getty felt that if improvements to the intersection were necessary, they should be done now. She also indicated she did not want to make a decision on incomplete information. Commissioner Jamieson was concerned about the amount of marking for the hotel and inquired if there was a similar facility nearby which could be inspected. Commissioner Wilson inquired if the two parcels were under the same ownership and it was indicated they were. He felt that one of the parcels should be used for narking and when the bank is ready to be built, they could simply cut into the pad. Iie indicated he was satisfied with the staff report and with the level of service shown in the traffic study. He was concerned that the Commission might be using two sets of standards and wanted to be sure this project was treated equally. Commissioner Doherty stated this was the first major hotel in town and that the Holiday Inn is generally an excellent facility. There may be a few problems, but he would like to move ahead with the applicant and staff to satisfy the needs of the community and the wishes of the applicant. Lou Ellis, Director of Architectural Development, 3796 Lamar Avenue Memphis, Tennessee 38195, addressed the Commission on behalf of the applicant. He indicated a prototype hotel had been designed which would best meet the public needs for the least cost while maintaining the Holiday Inn standards. This prototype had been modified for Pleasanton by providing 36 rooms per floor instead of 42 rooms; changed the configuration to go to seven stories, but staying within Pleasanton's 65 foot height limit by shortening the floor to floor height to 8 ft. 5 in. There are no other prototypes in the area to be viewed as this is the first on the West Coast. The other hotel types in the area are the "Crown Plaza" type at San Francisco International Airport and the "Suite" type such as is in Santa Clara. Unlike Hyatt, Glestin or Marriott, Holiday caters to smaller meeting facilities. Their banquet room seats 250, but can be broken down into smaller units. He also stressed that they had parking .for 316, not the 250 indicated in the brochure. He also referred to the traffic report Holiday was asked to do by the City which indicated the hotel would have a rrninimal impact on the Foothill/Dublin Canyon Road intersection. However, he did say that there may be a traffic problem in the future after total buildout of the area