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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 19, 1993 Page - 16 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) He said Donna Street, which is the rear frontage of the property, extends from Hesperian through to Lillian and East 14th Street. He said the signals are at 148th and at Louise and Hesperian. He said one issue is that people use the area as a short cut, making a right-hand turn on Lillian, extending down Donna Street to Hesperian Boulevard, to shortcut the intersection at Hesperian/Bancroft/East 14th Street. Mr. Weisbrod described the number of units and buildings in the project, the height of the buildings, parking ratio, and layout of the units. He said the developer proposed access to the project from both East 14th Street and Donna Street, with a remote-control security gate on the Donna Street frontage, accessible only to residents in the project. He said there would be no pedestrian gate on the Donna Street frontage, so visitors could not park on Donna Street and walk through a gate. He said the entrance from East 14th Street would be ungated and freely accessible. He said the Planning Commission had a number of concerns, including the height of the buildings and the access through Donna Street. He said the Traffic Engineer said the project could be adequately served through access from East 14th Street only. He said the Fire Department insisted upon an emergency-access gate on Donna Street. He said there was concern regarding visitor parking, described the parking ratio and said a Condition could be attached requiring more than the required parking, as well as Conditions related to parking boats, etc. , in the garage. He said he felt, because of the small size of the units and the convenience of the project to public transportation, there would be more than adequate parking in the project. He said the Commission felt this project was appropriate for the site. Mayor Karp noted, for the record, both he and Council Member Perry were present at a homeowners meeting when this project was presented. Mr. Weisbrod showed slides of the project site and the surrounding area and described the proposed access on Donna Street. Mayor Karp noted all of East 14th Street, from Davis Street to Lewelling Boulevard, will be reconstructed. Mr. Weisbrod noted there will also be a right-turn lane at the corner of East 14th and Hesperian, which would facilitate traffic movement. Mayor Karp asked how many vehicles and trucks left the Donna Street gate when Ashland Lumber was in operation. Mr. Weisbrod said the applicant estimated approximately 75 trips per day, including contractors, customers, and shipments from Ashland Door to the property. He noted that, during the Public Hearing, residents in the area contested the figure and estimated there were approximately 10 trips per day.