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PARKING/ACCESS/TRAFFIC The applicant proposes a total of 19 on-site parking spaces. These spaces would be scattered throughout the project site and would function more as loading zones than parking spaces. The site would be accessed by one 25 ft. wide driveway off of Old Santa Rita Road and would maintain a minimum of a 20 ft. wide clearance lane throughout the site. Staff recommends that in order to ensure that a minimum 20 ft. wide fire lane is maintained on the site, the applicant should be required to paint the curbs red and designate fire lane areas in a method acceptable to the Fire Marshal. The North Pleasanton area is projected to experience some short term traffic congestion in the near future before completion of all planned highway interchanges. The advantage to a project of this type is that it is an extremely low traffic generator. Staff estimates that a facility of this size would generate a minimal number of vehicle trips per day. Thus, the development of the site as proposed would have little impact on the traffic situation in the North Pleasanton area. In addition, there would be no overflow parking problem generated from the site, thereby reducing the project's impacts on the adjacent properties. FLOOR AREA RATIO The applicant proposes a floor area ratio (FAR) of 129%. The Ordinance Code limits the FAR in C-S zoning districts to 100%. By rezoning the site to PUD, no FAR problems exist with the code. Staff feels that the excess FAR ratio would not present any problems with a mini-storage development. Mini-storage facilities typically have little impact on the surrounding properties and adjacent roadways. Staff feels that the additional floor area would not be perceived by the adjacent properties because of the attractive building design and amount of on-site landscaping. The proposed FAR is similar to the 147% FAR approved for the adjacent Pleasanton Storage project to the south. LANDSCAPING The applicant proposes to concentrate landscaping within the 10 ft. setback along Old Santa Rita Road and to the rear of the building, along the eastern property line. Contained within the 10 ft. wide area along the street frontage are six English walnut trees and two Yucca trees. None of these existing trees are considered Heritage Trees. The applicant is proposing to remove two walnut trees at the entrance driveway and the two Yucca trees which are small and not good specimen trees. - 4 -