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Pleasanton Gateway Environmental Checklist Less 'f han Potentially Significant I,ess'Chan Significant Wi[h Mitigation Significant No Issues (Continued) Impact Incorporated Impact Impact g) Conflict with adopted policies, plans, or programs ~ ~ ~ 0 supporting alternative transportation (e.g., bus turn- outs, bicycle racks)? Discussion a-b) Staff references the traffic analysis conducted for this application. The project developer will construct improvements to the Stanley Boulevard/Bernal Avenue/Valley Avenue intersection that will mitigate existing/approved/project scenario to Level-OF-Service "D". The project de- veloper is required to pay City traffic mitigation fees and Tri-Valley Transportation Council fees that will go towards the construction of improvements for intersections affected by the proposed project's traffic. Therefore, this impact is considered to be ales-than-significant-witlz- mitigation-incorporated. c) There is significant reason to use this site for the proposed development. Presently the only other Home Depot store in Pleasanton is on Johnson Drive near the I-580/Hopyard Road inter- change. Additionally, the neighborhood commercial uses of this development would serve the nearby residents. Staff believes that the proposed development would serve to reduce the num- ber of cross-town trips on weekdays and weekends for members of the community seeking these services. Therefore, this would be ales-than-significant-impact. d-e) Public street access is provided directly from Bernal Avenue and Stanley Boulevard. A sepa- rated sidewalk will be constructed along the project's street frontages. Internal sidewalks will be provided From the Home Depot store to the public sidewalk. All access driveways and internal circulations areas are designed to City standards. Therefore, this would be a less-than- significant-impact. f) Based upon the City's parking standards for retail uses alone, 606 parking spaces would be re- quired for 181,904 square feet of floor area; 697 parking spaces are proposed creating a surplus of 91 parking spaces. The garden center's area was incorporated into the parking calculation based upon observations of the Home Depot stores in Livermore, San Ramon, and Pleasanton, which would indicate that the garden center can function as a stand-alone use and, therefore, that its area should be incorporated into the parking calculation. Therefore, this would be a no- impact. g) Bicycle racks will be conditioned to be provided with this development. Therefore, this would be a no-impact. Pleasanton Gateway Initial Study Page 3d of 37 November $ 2006