Planning Commission meeting agenda packet 7-9-25

Resolution No. PC-2025-13 Page Two Section 3: Findings for Conditional Use Permit Approval With respect to the approval of P25-0227, the Planning Commission makes the following findings as required by Section 18.124.070 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code: A. That the proposed location of the conditional use is in accordance with the objectives of the zoning ordinance and the purpose of the district in which the site is located. Some of the objectives of the zoning ordinance are to: foster a harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses, protect existing land uses from inharmonious influences and harmful intrusions, and to ensure that public and private lands ultimately are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and beneficial to the City as a whole. The subject site is regulated by Ordinance No. 928 and PUD-80-01-15M to conditionally permit an education-based ceramics studio (art school). The subject site is zoned PUD-I (Planned Unit Development-Industrial) District, which permits or conditionally permits a wide range of uses. An education-based ceramics studio (art school) is conditionally permitted at this location with the approval of a CUP. 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 Business Park in terms of parking and noise impacts. To be sensitive to the other tenants within the subject building and to ensure the proposed use would have minimal impact in terms of parking and circulation, the proposed use includes some operating hours after the normal business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m.) of most other uses during the week, as well as on weekends, and is also proposing staggered lesson times so not all students would arrive and depart at the same time and a maximum of 30 persons would be on-site at any one time. The proposed use would not result in a substantial change in ambient noise levels on sensitive receptors in the area due to the existing traffic and train noise generated in the area by the nearby Valley Avenue, Stanley Boulevard, and Union Pacific Railroad tracks. Moreover, all proposed activities would occur inside the subject building, and any noise generated from these activities will be consistent with the activities and the associated noise levels generated by the other surrounding commercial, office, education, religious, light industrial, etc., within the Business Park. The proposed use would be subject to conditions of approval, such as keeping windows and doors closed to the extent possible when not being used for ingress/egress , and also to encourage patrons not to loiter on-site after operating hours. The proposed use is also conditioned to comply with the City’s noise regulations. Accordingly, noise from the proposed use would not significantly impact areas/uses located adjacent to or near the subject site. Therefore, as conditioned, the proposed education-based ceramics studio (art school) would be consistent with the applicable land use regulations, and the Planning Commission believes this location is suitable for the proposed use to operate without any adverse impacts to the existing surrounding uses. The applicant will also be