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PlanningBoard | 2007-04-23 | 10 | which would be detrimental to the shopping center; Safeway agreed with that assessment as well. They believed the plan has progressed well, and acknowledged their effort to add the sidewalk. Mr. Bill Smith, 724 Central #9, noted that he had spent 20 years redesigning bicycles, and continued to work on alternative vehicles. He discussed charging stations for electric bikes and automobiles. The public hearing was closed for Board discussion. Board member Ezzy Ashcraft commended the applicant for their decision not to sell alcohol at the gas station. She appreciated the support of the east-west sidewalk. She did not believe the gas station for South Shore Center should be supersized, and noted that the previous gas station had fewer pumping sites. She noted that it was also busier, and meant more cars in the shopping center. She proposed that there be no more than 12 fueling stations with six pumps, and she liked the biodiesel proposal. She noted that the Dublin station had 12 fueling positions, and that there were usually fewer than three cars waiting to fuel. She inquired whether the hours for refueling from the big tanker trucks could be limited to off-peak hours, and whether the station should be a 24/7 station. She agreed with Mr. McKay's suggestion in his email that any light generated should be designed so it did not adversely impact the adjacent neighbors, and that additional landscaping should be added along the Otis Drive side of the lagoon to further shield neighbors on the other side of the lagoon. Board member McNamara noted that she had used the Dublin Safeway fuel center often, and enjoyed the orderly flow of traffic, which was a one-way flow. She remembered the gas lines of the 1970s, and noted that similar events may negatively impact the surrounding streets; she inquired how long the monitoring would continue. She added that traffic queuing was a serious concern for her. With respect to the emails on lighting impacts sent by residents of Laurel and Powell, she would like to know which landscaping view would be supported. Mr. Garrison explained the perspectives and scale of the illustrations. Mr. Thomas noted that the preliminary landscaping plan was on page PL-1, which was more reliable and specific than the perspective illustrations. A discussion of the photometric plan ensued. Board member McNamara expressed concern about the refueling times, and inquired about the anticipated refueling timeframe. Mr. Garrison replied that the CEQA document noted that truck deliveries were generally prohibited during the late night hours by the AMC (11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.). He noted that the specific truck delivery times had not been identified. Mr. Thomas suggested that the applicant be asked whether they would be willing to limit truck deliveries to early morning hours. Planning Board Minutes Page 10 April 23, 2007 | PlanningBoard/2007-04-23.pdf |