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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - February 22, 1994 Page - 9 - PUBLIC HEARINGS (continued) The City Council asked questions regarding the location of the soundwall . Mr. Penaranda said it would be located between the property and Roto Rooter and the lawn-mower repair shop. He said trees would not sufficiently reduce the noise in accordance with the requirements of the General Plan. He described the driveway easement which could be obtained from the County and said an Encroachment Permit would be required. In response to Council questions, he said the Flood Control line that crosses the freeway does not encroach onto this property. He described parking and circulation as proposed for the site, including the driveway configuration and the right-hand-turn-only exit onto Washington Avenue. He discussed the signalized U-turn that would be permitted on northbound Washington at Springlake for northbound traffic to enter the property. He said all access would be via Washington Avenue. Mr. Emslie said it was estimated that the project would generate 8-10 trips per day, and the traffic studies indicated Washington Avenue could handle this additional traffic. Mr. Emslie said, although the project was feasible, the question was whether this type of project, which may meet technical requirements, could provide the quality of development that would be desired in this area. Council Member Polvorosa questioned the ability of large trucks to make the U-turn at Springlake and Washington. Mr. Emslie said they would not be able to negotiate the turn, and the signal might have to be posted for no trucks. Mr. Penaranda described the emergency access on Ian Street and said the neighbors did not want access from Ian into the neighborhood. The City Council pointed out that, historically, there have been problems with U-turns along Washington Avenue and Springlake Drive. Mike Clevenger, the Appellant and Applicant, said the Flood Control pipes should have no impact on the property. He described the existing easements and Flood Control 's request for reciprocal access over the driveway. He said he appealed the denial of the Planning Commission because he has been working for over a year with the Floresta Homeowners' Association and has re-designed the project several times to meet the needs of the Association, which included no access via Ian Street. He said, if the property to the north developed, the U-turn pocket would be useful for them as well . He said trucks cannot negotiate the U-turn that is allowed now, and they usually go up to Halcyon Drive a make a U-turn there or they cut across the lanes of traffic on Washington Avenue to get into the Roto Rooter site. He said this project would install a median island so that trucks could not