Planning Commission meeting agenda packet 7-9-25

P25-0227, 1061 Serpentine Lane, Suite G Planning Commission 8 of 11 ANALYSIS Conditional uses are those uses that, by their nature, require special consideration so they may be located properly with respect to the objectives of the PMC and their potential effects on surrounding properties. To achieve these purposes, the Planning Commission is empowered to approve, conditionally approve, or deny applications for CUPs. General Plan Consistency The subject site is designated by the Land Use Element of the Pleasanton General Plan as General and Limited Industrial, which allows a variety of industrial, commercial, and office uses consistent with the Zoning Ordinance. The proposed use, which is classified as an education- based ceramics studio (art school), is consistent with this land use designation as it would provide a ceramics studio to serve residents of Pleasanton and its market area. Staff concludes the proposed use would also be consistent with the General Plan Land Use Policies and Programs listed below, since the use would: (1) introduce more activity to the subject site with a new education-based ceramics studio (art school); and (2) introduce a new an education-based ceramics studio (art school) into the project area where other similar education-based commercial uses operate. Sustainability Program 2.2: Encourage the reuse of vacant and underutilized parcels and buildings within existing urban areas. Industrial, Commercial, and Office Policy 13: Ensure that neighborhood, community, and regional commercial centers provide goods and services needed by residents and businesses of Pleasanton and its market area. Land Use and Zoning The subject site has a General Plan designation of General and Limited Industrial and is zoned Planned Unit Development – Industrial (PUD-I) District. The current PUD zoning for Valley Business Park permits a variety of industrial, commercial, and office uses, and requires CUP approval for certain uses, such as the proposed education-based uses. Therefore, if the CUP were granted, the proposed ceramics studio would be consistent with the applicable land use regulations. One of the primary concerns in reviewing a CUP application is the effect of a proposed use on surrounding uses. The proposed use would be located within an existing multi -tenant building where the current tenants include engineering and construction offices, an importer/exporter's office, a testing lab, a high-performance wheel company, and a janitorial supply company. The adjacent buildings and parcels are occupied by similar uses. The nearest residential uses are located approximately 180 feet to the west. The proposed use is similar to other education-based commercial uses and can be compared to several of the existing music and/or performing arts schools, tutoring facilities, and personal recreation/fitness-based uses within the Valley Business Park in terms of parking and noise impacts. To be sensitive to the other tenants within the subject building and to ensure the