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Don Norman, 7878 Knollbrook Drive, stated that the Business Park is a good area for this type of storage facility, especially since it is close to the Hacienda and Santa Rita off ramps. Pleasanton's zoning ordinance for a warehouse of this type is a light industrial commercial area. ('He presented the Council with 15 pictures of storage warehouses and each one was in a light industrial area.) Every one of the storage warehouses is in an area that is not residential. (He showed pictures of 5A Rent-A-Space in Alameda that he said shows someone running a business out of there and another with a man working on his car, taking tools and parts out of his storage space.) He stated that this building will block views and will be misplaced in the scenic corridor. He asked the Council to deny the Knuppe appeal. Sandy Reshes, 7812 Chestnut Way, stated that he is opposed to having his neighborhood ruined. He asked Council to avoid the political pressure and oppose the Knuppe appeal. Cindy Jervis, 5637 Baldwin Way, stated she purchased her condominium because of the aesthetics of the location and if this proposal had been known, she would not have purchased it. She does rent storage space in a commercial area of Pleasanton, but would not move her belongings to 5A even though it would be more convenient. She asked if the City could trade properties with the Knuppes for another in Pleasanton that is already zoned commercial. She felt that this property should be used for a park similar to the one on Muirwood. She asked the Council to vote against the Knuppe appeal. Art Sosa, 7747 Chestnut Way, felt this is a neighborhood community and that this type of structure did not belong. He asked the Council to vote against the Knuppe appeal. Manuel Silva, 7750 Chestnut Way, stated he is a police officer (Narcotics Division) in Alameda County. It is not uncommon for this type of facility to house and store chemicals that are used in the manufacture of drugs. In his undercover operations, major drug dealers discussed how these various warehouses are used for this purpose. He asked the Council the deny the Knuppe appeal. Gene Finch, 8019 Jorgensen Lane, stated that this facility does not belong in this particular community. Rich Thompson, 7635 Maywood Drive, stated that the neighborhood is not satisfied that the noise, traffic and impacts have been addressed and fully mitigated. When you combine all the considerations in the staff report, he felt that it was the correct decision to reject this project. He urged the Council to represent the people of the Stoneridge area and reject the project. John de Sousa, 7028 Chestnut Way, did not feel this facility would be in a proper area for bringing up children. In response, Martin Knuppe stated he was a 5A Rent-A-Space partner and contractor for the Knuppes. Their facilities do not store hazardous wastes, paint and landscape materials; in 08/01/95 -8-