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interchange which is the single most important public improvement to be under- taken in Pleasanton. This will reduce traffic impacts on the community. Fur- ther, the property at the south end was the least marketable and had the most (y) adverse impact on the City; now with improvements this area can be opened up as marketable property and will have a significant beneficial effect on the CD community. It also makes the park the coherent entity that it is meant to be from the beginning. Mr. Callahan stated that as to specific EIR responses this has been re- sponded to in the correspondence presented earlier this evening. Finally, the last unresolved issue relates to the staff's desire to see each site with a floor area ratio or building land coverage ratio in excess of 40% and be forced to use parking structures. Conceptually this is a good idea; it opens up the opportunity to free up additional areas for landscaping and recreation, etc. He felt by moving the miminum landscape from 25% to 30% that this will force many sites into the use of parking structures that might not have other- wise had to do so. However, the typical site grading and paving and landscap- ing improvements within the service areas associated with the projects have a cost impact of about $4.50 per square foot of land area. At a time when Hacienda Business Park currently has almost $4.00 a square foot of public im- provement bonds assessed against the property they cannot afford to be put in a competitive position of being required to construct an improvement that no other developer in Pleasanton has to construct. He felt that time and the movement of market to high-end office use will accommodate the staff's desire. Councilmember Wood asked Mr. Callahan the cost of flood improvements paid for by Hacienda Business Park, which have greatly reduced the flooding prob- lems in the North Pleasanton area. Mr. Callahan stated the improvement costs were approximately $2 million. Councilmember Mercer asked about the height of the six story buildings. Mr. Callahan explained that the height limit is 85-1/2 feet, and that the six story buildings will actually be 83-1/2 feet. He stated there is a requirment that the Fire Chief be able to gain access to an operating floor in the build- ing if the roof is higher than 65 feet. Councilmember Mercer stated he feels there needs to be guest parking at the hotel-motel site. Mr. Callahan stated the FAR Table in the staff report is incorrect; there will be 60%, not 40%. Councilmember Mercer asked Mr. Callahan if it is his understanding of the Planning Commission's condition that the project not be allowed to go above 7.3 million square feet until traffic improvements are underway. Mr. Callahan stated that is correct. He stated this application represents nothing more than a subdivision map approval and a zoning ordinance that has a hypothetical allowance for building area that really cannot be built; they are taking the 3 million square feet which has approved for Phase I and proposing to spread it over the Phase I and Phase II land area. Councilmember Mercer asked Mr. Cal- lahan is aware that nowhere in this approval is there any guarantee of sewer capacity. Mr. Callahan stated he understands that. Mayor Brandes stated he felt it is vital that the Stoneridge/I-680 inter- change be included in the Hacienda Business Park improvements and he is pleased that it is acceptable to Callahan Pentz and Prudential. Mr. Herbert Marshall, 3202 Clifford Circle, an employee of AT&T, stated he is anxious for this development to happen and feels it will be of great bene- fit to the City. - 8 3-4-86