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Draft Excerpt February 22,2007 Planning Commission Meeting Page 3 of4 u.s. Mr. Adams said the company is looking for opportunities to grow its business in this area, and bring additional jobs into San Leandro. Matt Matthes, the company's planning consultant, talked about the plans and the zoning. Affiliated with Sacramento-based Carter & Burgess, he presented drawings designed to show attempts to color-coordinate the proposed buildings with Buildings A, B, and C in Bayside Business Park and give an idea of the landscape coverage plans. As regards siting outdoor storage in the industrial zone, he addressed the issue of view impacts on two fronts. First, no nearby buildings have windows with a view of the property, so people will not see into the property from those buildings. Secondly, the eight-foot wall around the yard would limit any pedestrian's seeing items stored in the yard. Mr. Matthes also indicated that the plans meet City criteria and codes, and is generally consistent with what the zoning. classification seeks - employment with good wages - and a good specific fit for this piece of property, given what has already been developed in the area. Commissioner Collier inquired about what would happen if the back area, with double-deck containers, got full? She is concerned that they might be stacked four or five high, and be visible from a long distance. Mr. Adams replied that the goal is to rent the containers out; because they don't make any money when they stay in the yard, most of the time they are out in the field. Also, the company has other facilities in Northern California with which to exchange equipment and resources, so he does not see that the San Leandro property will become a storage facility. Secretary Pollart added that the containers would be confined to the area and height previously indicated, and if they wanted to do anything differently, they would have to come back for a modification. Commissioner Collier restated the idea that there would be one row of double-stacked containers on the eastern side, with no expansion without further approval. Vice Chair Reed observed that San Leandro has become more and more sensitive to traffic issues, and in that context, he finds an attractive feature of the proposal that National Construction Rentals staggers shifts, which would have less impact on traffic rather than normal working hours. He asked about the company's plans regarding truck traffic, wanting to confirm that it is not in-and-out all day long. Mr. Adams confirmed Vice Chair Reed's understanding. He said that typically all the trucks are scheduled out to do approximately 8 to 10 hours of work during the business day. They go out in the morning and return at the end of the day when the route is finished. While on the subject of traffic, he also noted that the company does 99% of its business with phone orders or in outside sales, so there is minimal customer traffic. Vice Chair Reed expressed appreciation that National Construction Rentals' business model takes into account the traffic impact. Secretary Pollart added that when the subdivision went in, it was assumed that Lots D and E would contain very large buildings. Environmental and traffic analysis reports at the time anticipated much heavier use, and so from the traffic engineering standpoint, this project generates much less traffic than originally planned. Mr. Adams, referencing the traffic analysis, noted that some conditions pertain to payments by the subdivider to the city. With National Construction Rentals as the buyer, rather than the subdivider, he wanted to confirm that the conditions did not apply to the buyer.