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f~ ~ 6. NEW BUSINESS - PUBLIC HEARINGS. a. UP-69-15. Humble Oil and Refining Comoanv Application to allow the erection of an automotive service station on that property described as the southwest quadrant of Interstate #580 and Hopyard Road containing 1.0 acres, more or leas, in an I-G (General Industry) District. Vice Chairman Pons opened the Public Hearing. The Planning Director stated that the staff is still of the same opinion that there are too many service stations being proposed for the interchange of Hopyard Road and Interstate #580, and that denial was recommended. As background information, this particular application while still in the County, had been issued a building permit which subsequently expired before construction had begun. Vice Chairman Pons inquired about the study of service station sites to be conducted by the staff. This had not been completed yet, however, Mr. Castro verbally informed the Commissioners that based on development plans submitted by various developers, there appears to be 10 service station sites proposed for Hopyard Road. Mr. Don Kallenberg, representing Humble Oil Company, spoke in favor of the application and stated that if the only basis for the recommendation of denial by the staff is the number of service station sites proposed for Hopyard Road, then he felt it was highly questionable that this use permit can be denied on that basis. Mr. Kallenberg then went on to provide briefly the history behind their acquisition of this piece of property, and that Humble Oil has been the owner of that property since 1967. If this service station is granted, it will make a total of three stations for this particular interchange - Humble Oil, Mobil and Shell Oil. Commissioner Antonini reminded the applicant that a service station is always a conditional use in any district, and that he felt the City of Pleasanton had no obligation to honor a permit granted by Alameda County when the property was under that jurisdiction. Commissioner Gibbs feels that the applicant's presentation is quite valid. A couple of other service station applications in the recent past have received approval. Since approval was given on the others, this application should not also be denied. He feels that Humble Oil purchased the property in good faith for just that use and that they should not be denied. Commissioner Antonini disagreed with this trend of thought. He felt that the study by the staff should be completed and that he could not make a decision on this application that evening until the staff had presented more direction to the Commission. The City Attorney expressed his views that to him it was quite clear that since the City now had jurisdiction on the property, its right to control it should not be questioned. Vice Chairman Pona stated that he did not want to be a party to making Hopyard Road or any other area a "gasoline alley." In fairness to all concerned, he feels more checking into the land sites ahou8d be done. Perhaps a work session might be the answer. Commissioner Gibbs agreed and felt that the staff should get into this "hard and heavy" because in all fairness to Humble Oil, this "should be done and done in a hurry." Upon motion of Vice Chairman Pons, seconded by Commissioner Gibbs, and carried, the Public Hearing was continued. - 2 -