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acreage of the proposed Project, but there were no other feasible site configurations that would maintain required operational and safety considerations. Further, as noted above, the Applicant specifically chose the location of the proposed Project to fill a coverage gap in the corridor for its trucking customer base, which is an important factor in the economic feasibility of the Project. Finally, the scale of the reduced number of pumps, in addition to the smaller convenience store and fast-food restaurant, would not result in a requisite return on investment under this Project alternative. (EPS Technical Memo,pp. 2,4-5.) For the reasons stated above, the Board of Supervisors finds Alternative 2 to be infeasible and rejects it as a viable alternative to the Project. The Project in its current form, moreover, reflects the landowner's considered judgment regarding how to develop its property in light of the realities of the marketplace. The Board believes it is appropriate to give some weight to this judgment. (See Laurel Hills, supra, 83 Cal.App.3d at p. 521 (a "public agency may approve a developer's choice of a project once its significant adverse effects have been reduced to an acceptable level — that is, all avoidable damage has been eliminated and that which remains is otherwise acceptable").) It is by no means clear,however,that the Board even needs to reach the issue of infeasibility given the potential for fall site build-out under Alternative 2 to result in greater traffic levels, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions than would occur under the Project Despite this uncertainty, though, the Board has rejected Alternative 2 as infeasible in order to fully disclose to the public the bases for its thinking in approving the Project. Alternative 3:Alternative Use—Combination Gasoline Station 1. Description A combination gasoline station, as defined in Section 9-115.455 of the County Code, typically includes a convenience market that sells gasoline. As noted in Table 7-2, this land use is a permitted use subject to Site Approval by the County. For the purposes of this analysis, the alternative land use is a gas station with a convenience market. The gas station would have 12 fuel dispensing pumps. This station would serve passenger cars and lighter trucks. No heavy- duty trucks would be served. In addition, there would be no fast-food restaurant attached to this gas station. The Combination Gas Station is a permitted use in the C-FS zone, with Site Approval. (DEIR,p. 7-11.) 2. Analysis of Alternative 3's Abifity to Reduce Significant Project Impacts Adoption of Alternative 3 would not avoid the Project's significant and unavoidable impacts. Transportation The Kimley-Hom traffic analysis calculated vehicle trips for a gas station with convenience market, based on a trip generation figure provided by Trip Generation, 81h Edition, published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers. This alternative land use would generate approximately 1,954 trips, which is approximately 57% less than the 4,532 trips used to evaluate air quality impacts of the proposed Project. Love's Travel Stops Project 19 Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations