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PlanningBoard | 2007-07-09 | 5 | impacts should be monitored for 10 years. She noted that Condition #13 allowed the applicant 30 days to notify that there biodiesel pump would not be installed, and believed that should be a longer notice period. She noted that Condition 14 addressed gas station peak hours, not the shopping center peak hours. She believed there should be consideration for the shopping center peak hours, and believed that the fuel delivery should be made in the early morning hours to avoid peak hours. She was concerned about the turning radius in Condition #19. She noted that Condition #25 reflected the recommendation from the Police Department, and noted that the police did not state that 24-hour operation would deter crime. She was concerned that it may attract crime, and would like the 24-hour operation to be reconsidered. Ms. Claire Risley, 2202 Grand Street, requested that the Planning Board not approve this project until the ingress and egress to the Safeway fuel station could be designed in a manner that does not violate the truck route ordinance. Alternatively, she requested that the approval be condition in order to minimize deviation from established truck routes. She noted that the entrance and exit were on a part of Otis that was not a truck route, and displayed a map of the truck routes. She believed the nearest and shortest deviation would be from the intersection of Otis Drive and Park Street, and requested that any approval be conditioned to require trucks to follow that route. Mr. Matt Francois, Cassidy, Shimko, Dawson and Kawakami, land use counsel for Safeway, noted that the truck routes had been thoroughly reviewed by the City's engineering staff and determined to meet the requirements of the City Code regulations. He noted that City Code allowed for minor deviations where it may be impracticable to use the truck routes. He noted that the Alameda Towne Centre had been the site of two former gas stations, which likely use the same routes as proposed by Safeway. In order to minimize the potential for traffic, Condition 14 was imposed; as agreed to by Safeway, it would limit deliveries to non-peak hours. He noted that Safeway was committed to providing biodiesel fuel. The applicant requested the flexibility to determine whether or not there was a demand for this product in the market. He did not believe there would be a nexus to impose a condition limiting the time limit on that requirement, because no impacts were indicated that would need to be mitigated through such a condition. He noted that the queuing impacts had been thoroughly analyzed by an independent traffic consultant retained by the City to review those impacts, and determine there would be no adverse impacts. They believed the monitoring conditions were adequate, and did not believe that 10 years would be reasonable. The public hearing was closed. In response to an inquiry by Board member McNamara regarding the truck routes, Mr. Thomas noted that the truck route map showed the designated truck routes. He noted that, trucks clearly needed to leave truck routes, and cited moving trucks as an example. He noted that trucks making deliveries to each retailer needed to leave the truck route. Board member McNamara requested further clarification regarding truck turning radii. Page 5 of 11 | PlanningBoard/2007-07-09.pdf |