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Item 6c AP-98-06 and AP-98-07, (RZ-98-4/UP-98-21/Z-98-149 and Z-98-155, Mt. Diablo National Bank) Appeal of the decision of the Planning Commission recommending approval of an application to rezone an approximately 0.4 acre site at 4287 Stanley Boulevard from RM- 1,500 (Multi-Family Residential) District to C-C (Central Commercial) District and for conditional use permit and design review approvals to construct a 31-space parking lot at 4287 Stanley Boulevard for use by Mt. Diablo National Bank employees (zoning_ for the property is RM-1,500 District); and approving to construct an approximately 3,000 sq.ft. addition to a recently-approved 13,400 sq.ft., two-story bank located at 992 Main Street (zoning for the property is C-C (Central Commercial) District). (SR98:225) Brian Swift presented the staff report. Mayor Tarver said Eric Finn, Del Valle Court Home Owners Association, who had to leave, had a question regarding the City's intentions of improving Stanley Boulevard since traffic will be increased both in the nature of foot and vehicle traffic and since Stanley is in need of improvement since the number of children and other services has increased. Mr. Swift said the City's plan is for Stanley Boulevard to be widened to essentially a three lane configuration, one lane each direction with a center left turn lane. There would be a monolithic sidewalk on the north side. The plan for the south side of the street is to be part of the City's trail system as well as a sidewalk. The City will be asking for a deferred street improvement agreement for the parcel where the parking lot will be built. It is not cost effective to try and build the full street widening or half the street widening for that small an area. This portion of Stanley Boulevard is in the City's Master Plan to widen and improve. Mayor Tarver had a question regarding page 8, "until the Council's direction is decided there are several options that the applicant can take to alleviate the parking deficiencies" and "allow the parking spaces on the property be open to the public as permitted by the municipal code, which would allow the City to waive a certain number of required parking spaces and/or in-lieu parking fees, subject to Council and applicant approval." Mr. Swift said the code allows for a relaxation of the parking requirement if the parking lot is made available to the public generally, rather than solely to the customers and employees of the site. This is a discretionary issue for the City Council. If the code is amended with respect to banks, there would be no deficiency and there would not be a need to do that. Mayor Tarver understood the lot would be open to customers only, but no signs or reserved spaces would be allocated and the parking lot would be open. Mr. Swift said that is correct. Pleasanton City Council 16 08/18/98 Minutes