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Resolution No. PC-2024-19 Page Three Section 3: Findings for Design Review Approval The Planning Commission finds that the project was reviewed and approved based on the nine criteria as required by Section 18.20.030 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code which include the following: 1. Preservation of the natural beauty of the City and the project site’s relationship to it; 2. Appropriate relationship of the proposed building to its site, including transition with the streetscape, public view of the buildings, and scale of the buildings within its site and adjoining buildings; 3. Appropriate relationship of the proposed building and its site to adjoining areas, including compatibility of architectural styles, harmony in adjoining buildings, attractive landscape transitions, and consistency with neighborhood character; 4. Preservation of views enjoyed by residents, workers within the city, and passersby through the community; 5. Landscaping designed to enhance architectural features, strengthen vistas, provide shade, and conform to established streetscape; 6. Relationship of exterior lighting to its surroundings and to the building and adjoining landscape; 7. Architectural style, as a function of its quality of design and relationship to its surroundings; the relationship of building components to one another/the building’s colors and materials; and the design attention given to mechanical equipment or other utility hardware on roof, ground or buildings; 8. Integration of signs as part of the architectural concept; and 9. Architectural concept of miscellaneous structures, street furniture, public art in relationship to the site and landscape. The project includes the repurposing of an existing approximately 2,479-square-foot former KFC drive-through restaurant building and operation of a drive -through coffee restaurant. No site changes are proposed. Minor exterior changes to the existing building, comprising changing the existing roof and cornice from white to yellow (corporate colors), are proposed. New wall-mounted signage, comprising four illuminated wall signs (one on each building elevation) identifying the business name and drive -through, as well as minor drive-through directional site signage, are proposed. The Planning Commission finds the proposed building modifications are minor in nature and will not adversely affect the visual aesthetic of the project site or surrounding area; thus, the Planning Commission concludes that all of the required Design Criteria can be made to approve the proposed project. Section 4: The Planning Commission hereby approves Case Nos. P24-0670, -0671, and -0672, the application of Patti Nelson, representing Philz Coffee for CUP, DR, and SDR approval to operate a drive-through coffee restaurant located at 1803 Santa Rita Road, subject to the Conditions of Approval shown in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.