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Mayor Hosterman asked if it was possible to use porous materials to park cars on; something <br />that would allow for greater permeability and lighter in color so it does not absorb so much heat. <br />Mr. Tai said this was possible, but he would have to question their engineering representatives <br />about surface materials. <br />Commissioner Narum said the staff report talks about building a potential extra 35,000 square <br />feet of building and Mr. Tai said they believe the proposal is at maximum for now; however, if <br />there was additional space built, it would be an addition to the existing structures' service <br />department areas to accommodate future requirement from manufacturers. <br />Commissioner Fox questioned the 50-foot sign and said the FAA has a regulation that states <br />from every hundred feet from the runway you can only have a one foot structure. Mr. Tai said <br />the signage was under the slope. She referred to the lights on the parking lot and asked <br />whether they will stay on for 24 hours and whether the City of Livermore had commented on <br />them. Mr. Tai said they received no comments from Livermore. Their typical standard light <br />fixture is a box light, they try and contain the light on the lot so that no light is going to the sky. <br />During hours of operation, there needs to be enough light to show cars and walk people around. <br />At closing, there will be security lighting at a level appropriate for that type of business. He said <br />they have built facilities in many jurisdictions and lighting is easily solved. Commissioner Narum <br />asked if they had been built so close to an airport before and Mr. Tai said they have in Concord, <br />North Carolina. <br />Councilmember Sullivan referred to the pavement and said not only was permeability an issue, <br />but run-off and potential water pollution, and felt this much pavement was a heat island for the <br />site which affects energy use. He asked if the developer thought about a strategy similar to the <br />Fremont site with PV carports. Mr. Tai said they have talked about PV, however, they have not <br />taken this further. Councilmember Sullivan suggested looking at the economics of it, as it will <br />reduce the heat island which will lower the air conditioning load, cool the site off and generate <br />electricity. <br />Councilmember Sullivan referred to the site lighting and said many car lots are lit up all night. <br />He questioned the level of security lighting and Mr. Tai said during hours of operation all lights <br />are on, but half of the lights go off on timers after a certain hour for a security lighting level to <br />just before dawn. <br />Councilmember Sullivan referred to rooftop parking of 36 to 43 feet and confirmed the drawings <br />included the parapets and it would not exceed that height. <br />Councilmember Sullivan referred to the project's cream color palette and said the drawings look <br />more like bright white. Mr. Tai said because they are a franchise, each manufacturer has a <br />standard set of color palettes typical to their business. In some cases there are multiple palettes <br />and sometimes just one, but this would need to be settled with the City and more detail could be <br />provided. <br />Councilmember Thorne asked how far above the building parapet was the rooftop lighting. Mr. <br />Tai said this has not been settled yet. They will keep it at the absolute minimum level, use <br />parapet lighting and freestanding lighting. He did not anticipate it being that visible from the <br />freeway or neighborhoods. <br />City CounciVPlanning Commission 3 November 8, 2007 <br />Joint Workshop <br />