Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Packet (2)

P24-0420 and P24-0421, 3595 Utah Street Planning Commission 2 of 13 find this use is consistent with the objectives of the zoning district and PUD, and would be compatible with the surrounding uses. Conditions of approval have been included which will ensure the safety and general welfare of the surrounding area, and the City in general, is maintained. BACKGROUND PUD Development Plan and Uses The subject site is regulated by Ordinance No. 1010 (PUD-81-25), which generally follows the uses of the Pleasanton Municipal Code’s (PMC) C-S (Service Commercial) District. An expanded list of permitted/conditionally permitted land uses, beyond those of the C-S District, was also approved as part of the original PUD. Microbreweries are permitted uses in the C-S District. Over the years, through the PUD Modification process, the original PUD approval was modified several times. These modifications added several new permitted/conditionally permitted land uses to the PUD, most recently PUD-81-25-12M, which allows brew pubs subject to the approval of a Conditional Use Permit. No development or design standards (i.e., building height, setbacks, floor area ratio, minimum parking ratio, color schemes, finish materials, signage, etc.) were established with the PUD. Therefore, proposed projects are subject to case-by-case review. Conditional Use Permit PMC Section 18.124.060 allows the Planning Commission to grant an application for a CUP as proposed, in a modified form, or the application may be denied. Pursuant to this section, the Planning Commission may also apply project specific conditions governing the proposed use, its site design, layout and circulation, operations and other elements to ensure the requisite findings for approval can be made. Pursuant to PMC Section 18.124.070, the Planning Commission shall make the following findings before granting a CUP: A. That the proposed location of the conditional use is in accordance with the objectives of the zoning ordinance and the purposes of the district in which the site is located; B. That the proposed location of the conditional use and the conditions under which it would be operated or maintained will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to the properties or improvements in the vicinity; C. That the proposed conditional use will comply with each of the applicable provisions of this chapter. Design Review PMC Section 18.20.010 specifies the types of projects subject to DR. To preserve and enhance the city's aesthetic values and to ensure the preservation of the public health, safety, and general welfare, the following projects shall be subject to discretionary DR. A. The Planning Commission is empowered to review and make decisions concerning the following classes of projects: 1. All outdoor uses, new improvements and structures, or expansions thereof, proposed within all zoning districts except the PUD district (PUD’s are approved by the City Council).