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live/work units on the upper floor. Similar to the other retail, live/work building on Site 1, the change would alter the appearance of the building along Owens Drive; however, instead of having a "break" in the wall, the front façade would have a continuous wall. The retail, live/work building on Site 2 (building "C"), located on the corner of Gibraltar Drive and Hacienda Drive, would require extending the building up to 6-feet towards Gibraltar Drive in order to have a depth of 40-feet. Extending the building towards Gibraltar Drive would reduce the front setback from 32-feet to 30-feet. Staff notes that the minimum setback is 33-feet (page 18 of the TOD guidelines). Similar to building "B" on Site 1, the alternative proposal would allow the applicant to extend the patio covers of the live/work units on the upper floor. The alternative plan would alter the appearance of the building; instead of having a "break" in the wall, the front façade would have a continuous wall. Staff is of the opinion that the reduction in front setback for building "A" and "B" is not appropriate in order to meet the 40-foot retail, live/work depth requirement. Staff believes that reducing the setback to 16-feet, versus the required 20-feet, and also providing a retail, live/work depth of 38-feet is more appropriate for Site 1. Staff would recommend a 38-foot retail, live/work depth for Site 2 and could support reducing the setback as proposed since it is not as a significant of a reduction as Site 1 (i.e. 3-foot _ Therefore, an exception to the TOD Standards reduction versus a 6-foot reduction). The p and Guidelines would be required in order to reduce the setback to 16-feet for Site 1 and 30-feet for Site 2 and to reduce the depth of the retail, live/work units on both sites to 38-feet. During the February 8, 2012 joint work session, the Council and Commission requested information on retail spaces in Pleasanton and surrounding cities. For the Commission's consideration, Table 1 provides retail information from Pleasanton, Dublin, Walnut Creek, and Livermore. Table 1: Retail Depth City Complex Name Depth Pleasanton Hacienda Plaza Approximately 54-feet (5676 Stoneridge Drive) Pleasanton Pleasanton Gateway Approximately 60-feet (6770 Bernal Avenue) Downtown Approximately 69-feet Pleasanton (310 Main Street, Stes A-C) Downtown Approximately 47-feet Pleasanton (349 Main Street) Tralee Average is Dublin (6599 and 6601 Dublin Blv) Approximately 40-feet Avalon Village Average is Walnut Creek (7001 & 7011 Sunne Lane Approximately 40-feet, and 1001 Harvey Drive) 6-inches Downtown Approximately 85-feet Livermore (2056 First Street) PUD-85-08-12D, PUD-81-30-86D, and P11-0856 Planning Commission 14 of 25