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File Number: 17-394 <br />would not be detrimental to the surrounding area. This requires public review by the City’s <br />Planning Commission and the City Council. <br />Public Comments Received by the Planning Commission <br />Jack Dorian, President of Spar Sausage Co., stated to staff that the company had concerns <br />about the residential project being located across the street (Thornton Street) from its <br />receiving docks and manufacturing plant. Staff and the applicant verified that the proposed <br />improvements on Thornton Street adequately accommodate the sausage company’s delivery <br />trucks. Additional width to the street was provided in the civil engineering design so the trucks <br />will have access without any hindrance. As for concerns about noise from the manufacturing <br />plant affecting the residences, a Noise Study was conducted and the results did not indicate <br />excessive or un-mitigatable noise levels from recorded noise readings along the Thornton <br />Avenue frontage. The Building Permit plans will require that construction of the residential <br />units mitigate noise to not exceed 60 decibels measured from inside the units. <br />Robert Morris, CEO of TerrAvion Inc. (technology company for agricultural practices), located <br />one block away on Alvarado Street, spoke in favor of the project. He stated the project was an <br />appropriate location close to downtown and to BART, and would provide housing <br />opportunities for his employees. <br />Engineering and Transportation Department <br />The Traffic Study (Study) for the proposed project prepared by Kimley Horn, dated February <br />23, 2017, identified several potential impacts and recommended corresponding mitigation <br />measures. First, the Study identified a potential impact at the intersection of Thornton Street <br />and San Leandro Boulevard. A recommended condition of approval requires that the <br />developer construct a traffic signal at the intersection of Thornton Street and San Leandro <br />Boulevard, per the Study. The new signal must be interconnected with the nearby signals <br />along San Leandro Boulevard. <br />In addition, the Study identified a potential impact at the intersection of Parrott Street and San <br />Leandro Boulevard. A recommended condition of approval would require that the developer <br />re-stripe eastbound Parrott Street to have an eastbound left turn lane and a shared eastbound <br />through and right turn lane, per the Study. This will require that the roadway be widened to <br />accommodate the third traffic lane for fire equipment to make the southbound right turn <br />movement from San Leandro Boulevard, and will require modifications to the existing traffic <br />signal. Any modifications to the intersection will require prior approval from the City Engineer. <br />Moreover, the recommended condition requires the developer to re-stripe westbound Parrott <br />Street to have a westbound left turn lane and a shared westbound through and right turn lane <br />per the Study. This will require modifications to the existing traffic signal. <br />Impact fees are provided and listed in the recommended conditions of approval. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />The property is designated Transit-Oriented Mixed Use in the City’s General Plan Land Use <br />Map. The purpose of this designation is to provide for a mix of high-intensity land uses that <br />capitalize on proximity to the San Leandro BART station. This designation maximizes the <br />Page 8 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/11/2017 <br />93