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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - April 4, 1994 Page - 7 - 8. PUBLIC HEARINGS A. Matter of PD-93-7, GDP/PDP and CU-94-4; Planned Unit Development, General Development and Precise Development Plans, and Conditional Use; to Remodel and Upgrade the Existing Exterior Features of the Service Station (Shell Station at San Leandro Boulevard and Davis Street) ; Such as the Building, Fuel Pumps, Canopy and Sign Program; the Retail Area Will Be Retained and Relocated, Without Any Expansion of Floor Area, to the Existing Building Containing the Unused Workbays; 589 Davis Street; Assessor's Parcel Number 75-36-42-4; Ted Simas, Xtra Oil Company; Formerly T-2 (Rapid Transit) District, Currently CC (Community Commercial ) District. This being the time and place for the Public Hearing on the above matter, Elmer Penaranda presented the staff report. He said the Applicant revised his proposal to meet concerns by the Planning Commission regarding the amount of time customers spend on the premises. He said the amendments include retaining but not expanding the retail area, retaining the credit-card reader, installing a cash acceptor, providing for a post-payment system, improving fuel pumps to pump faster, upgrading the pumps to allow fueling from either side, and having a second employee for peak hours to direct traffic. In response to Council questions, he said the existing sign would remain as-is, and a monument sign would not be installed because it would cause sight-distance problems. The City Council asked numerous questions regarding the proposed rest rooms, which have been deleted. Mr. Penaranda said the original Application included rest rooms, but the Planning Commission was concerned that providing public rest rooms would mean people would spend more time on the site, causing greater traffic problems, and the proposal for public rest rooms was deleted. Council Member Nahm expressed concern regarding elimination of the rest rooms. He said these rest rooms would be the only ones in a station on a State highway and should be part of a service station. Mr. Penaranda explained the type of signage that would be on the property to keep vehicles from making right turns from San Leandro Boulevard. He further explained the post-payment system and the use of longer hoses. Council Member Polvorosa said he was also concerned that rest rooms are needed on a State highway. Council Member Nahm repeated he was concerned that rest rooms should be provided in a service station on a State highway. Ted Simas, Xtra Oil Company, the Applicant, said the intent of eliminating the rest rooms is to minimize the stay of the patrons. He said they were trying to look at the benefit over the whole. He said there are no rest rooms for patrons now, and it has not been a problem. He said this is primarily an image upgrade of the site.