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439 Mr. Swift presented his reports (SR 88:558, SR 88:563, and SR 88:564) dated December 6, 1988, regarding these three items. Vice Mayor Butler declared the continued public hearings open. Mr. Joseph E. Madden, 1544 Santa Rita Road, stated he is offering his comments as an individual and does not represent anybody else or any organization. The Triangle Junction Development Plan approval request involves three parcels of land; two ten acre parcels with which he is involved and a one acre parcel that he is not involved with. He presented a brief historical summary of the two parcels he is involved with. He owned a 7.65 acre parcel and a 6.0 acre parcel totaling 13.65 acres of land between the SP and WP railroad tracks. This land had a very limited access where Stanley Boulevard makes a right angle turn towards Main Street. In March 1982 Council approved the rezoning of these 13.65 acres to PUD-Commercial with a list of permitted and conditional uses and the condition that these 13.65 acres gain ingress and egress to Stanley Boulevard going towards Livermore. About four years ago the two existing ten acre parcels were generated by the processing of two parcel maps. About two years ago Council approved the same Commercial PUD zoning and same lists of permitted and conditional uses on the land that was formerly the SP right of way. Mr. Madden stated it is his opinion the only issue on the two ten acre parcels is the merits of allowing the listed conditional use of a supermarket at this proposed site at this time under the applicant's development plan and corresponding off-site impacts. Mr. Earl Augusta, 713 Camelia Court, Ripon, stated he is concerned about what will happen to his property if the proposed project is disallowed. He stated that at the time the property was changed to Commercial, he requested that his parcel be changed to residential to retain the rural atmosphere, and the rezoning was approved. He stated at that time he did not know his property would be surrounded by condominiums; the rural atmosphere has changed drastically. He advised that if the Del Valle Parkway goes through and as the City grows, traffic will become heavier and heavier. He stated that commercial will be adjacent to his property and he cannot maintain the rural residential atmosphere, so it no longer makes sense to maintain a residence on this parcel. He felt the General Plan amendment should be approved whether or not the project is approved. Mr. Augusta feels the Triangle Junction project is an excellent one; Stanley Boulevard is the eastern entrance to the City and this project would enhance the entrance. He stated the staff report recommends service commercial; he felt this would be a bad choice and cause Mr. Madden to have to sell his property piece by piece. He felt the property should be sold at one time and developed at one time. He stated the proposed project would help fund the lighting on Stanley and help with traffic control improvements. He related this project to Hacienda Business Park; the architecture is - 8 - 12-20-88