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ATTACHMENT 4 P16-1418, Zoning Code Update Amendment to the Pleasanton Municipal Code to: update and simplify the list of permitted and conditionally permitted land uses; establish a Minor Conditional Use Permit process for routine uses; reflect current practices, modify review procedures, replace out-of-date references, and undertake other changes to make the Code more user-friendly. Shweta Bonn presented the staff report and described the scope, layout, and key elements of the Zoning Code Update Chair Ritter I have one higher level question Once we update the zoning code, will it be integrated with PleasantonPermits corn and will it be easier for an applicant to see the process online? I get questions all the time about where projects are in the process Beaudin So there are a couple of steps We're going to finish the public hearing process for the Minor Conditional Use permit process If Council approves it, then the ordinance will become effective 30 days after Council's second reading and then from that point, staff will start implementing Our plan is to leave the fees as is and then come the next fee cycle, we'll make a clear distinction between Minor CUP and CUP in the fee schedule and simultaneously, once we know the Council's on board with the Minor CUP process we'll start revising our processes internally and we'll have website updates Our OpenCounter software and our PleasantonPermits corn will be updated to reflect the changes as well And our Permit Center Manager is currently working on some process flow charts that will highlight these changes Chair Ritter So that's probably going to take place six to eight months after we get this? Beaudin No, it should line up sooner The goal is to be ready to implement this when the ordinance becomes effective Chair Ritter Okay, that's huge Beaudin The fees are the one thing that will likely lag because those will line up with the City fiscal year process Chair Ritter Okay Commissioner Allen Question on page 22—this has to do with schools with less than 20 students including heritage schools and tutoring—did this used to be conditional? I see it's permitted now in most zones and I'm thinking of a number of applications we've seen on the Consent Calendar Did this used to be conditional, like in C-C' Bonn There's a couple of things to this Right now, the code does not address heritage schools at all, so that's a new addition The schools and colleges category with more than 20 students is in the code right now as a conditional use With less than 20 it's permitted As proposed, the no more than 20 would remain permitted The more than 20 would become a Minor CUP EXCERPT DRAFT PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, December 14, 2016 Page 1 of 30