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with the elimination of these trip reductions, the levels of service at each of the intersections remains at an acceptable level. Whatever assumption one uses, it is a case of how bad the operation of the intersection will become. Again, mitigations are in place to improve the traffic, including the additional left turn lane and the Stoneridge Drive Extension at build-out. Ultimately it is the Council's decision as to which mitigations are selected and if/when they will be constructed in the future. Truck Deliveries Truck traffic, the number of delivery trucks, the routes they would use, and the times/days of the week they would make deliveries are important considerations for this project. After the May 15 hearing, staff reviewed the wording of several conditions concerning truck traffic and now recommends that certain conditions of approval be clarified to provide assurances to the community that the impacts of truck traffic will be mitigated in a manner which would be enforceable and fair. The applicant has stated that the proposed store would receive approximately 20-25 trucks per day, 60-70% of which would be large semi-tractor trailers. About 40% of these trucks would be Home Depot trucks; the rest would be vendor trucks. Home Depot trucks would also include garden center delivery trucks, which are typically closed box models approximately 50 feet in length, and flatbed trucks that deliver bulk construction merchandise and lumber. Longs Drugs would receive three deliveries from semi-tractor trailers per week and several deliveries from smaller trucks daily. The deliveries to the small shops would be from a variety of trucks such as bobtail trucks, vans, UPS/ Fed Ex trucks, and pick-ups. When the project was previously presented to the Council, staff recommended a condition of approval which required that all delivery trucks must use Rt. 84 to Stanley Boulevard. However, requiring all delivery trucks to use this one route would be impractical and difficult to enforce since it would not be feasible to identify all sizes and types of delivery vehicles servicing the center. Staff believes that a more reasonable, enforceable condition would be to limit only the largest delivery trucks, i.e., 18-wheeler semi-tractor trailers, to the Rt. 84 to Stanley Blvd. route. Furthermore, the Municipal Code identifies the City's designated truck route as Sunol Boulevard, First Street, and Stanley Boulevard and allows "commercial vehicles", which are vehicles exceeding three tons, to use that route. Therefore, staff is clarifying the delivery route condition as follows: • "Delivery truck" is defined as a truck tractor and asemi-trailer that together have 18 (or more) wheels; • "Delivery trucks" would be limited to using the Rt. 84 to Stanley Blvd route; • Smaller "commercial vehicles", i.e., trucks over 3 tons but not "delivery trucks" may use the City's designated truck route, Sunol Blvd. to First St. to Stanley Blvd. • Trucks smaller than 3 tons may use any city street. Page 8 of 14