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the BMX park, California Splash waterslides, the P. G. & E. substation, and the syna- gogue, in addition to the 400 seniors living in the mobile home park south of the site and residential neighborhoods on Stanley Boulevard and Vineyard Avenue; ^ Home Depot will generate more traftic, which is in conflict with the current and expected increases in recreational use at Shadow Cliffs; ^ There is a lot of pedestrian and bicycle traffic in the area going towards Shadow Cliffs on weekends, the time when the largest number of people will be using Home Depot. While the project claims to be pedestrian-friendly, it has added three uncontrolled driveways at one traffic signal site to bring vehicles into the shopping center and has reduced the exist- ing bike paths and walkways that people have been using to get to Shadow Cliffs; and, ^ The project should be modified and make allowances for cut-through pathways to protect the safety of pedestrians and bikers. The Planning Commission's discussion focused on: ^ 1'he Home Depot's location so far from a freeway and so close to residential areas; ^ Friday evening Saturday morning deliveries and truck delivery routes -schedule outside the neighbors' sensitive times; ^ The financial viability of two Home Depots in the community; ^ Running the traffic model with two scenarios: one with two Home Depot stores, and a second without the Johnson Drive store; ^ The Home Depot's building design -lack of architectural detail at the south, which looks very plain for a long distance; it should include a more substantial entry similar to that at the contractor pick-up area; orange roll-up doors; ^ However, Home Depot's architectural design is a tremendous improvement over the typi- cal Home Depot store; ^ Condition the drive-through pad to prevent a fast food restaurant; ^ T'he storefront designs should not look like a big box; and, ^ Adequate parking for all uses including high-intensity uses such as restaurants and fast food facilities, which have a high parking ratio. The Planning Commission directed staff and the applicants to: ^ Provide for off-street bicycle traffic through or around the project so children can get to Shadow Cliffs without having to pass through the parking lot at Home Depot; ^ Compare Flome Depot's trips to the equivalent number of residential trips; ^ The project is ahigh-intensity use and should be located by the freeway; PCUP-165/PDR-529/PMOD-81-25-7M Page 10 of 36 December 13, 2006