Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Packet

P22-0902/11991 Dublin Canyon Road Planning Commission 2 of 6 would include an on-site parking lot with 43 spaces, a new bioretention area, and an off -site emergency vehicle turnaround. The proposed restaurant would be located on the lower northern slope of a hillside site. Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, an IS/MND has been prepared to assess the impacts on Biological Resources, Geology and Soils, Hydrology and Water Quality, etc. The analysis found the proposed development will not significantly affect the environment due to the required mitigation measures. BACKGROUND Previous Approval The restaurant project was previously proposed in 2009 by the same applicant and property owner. The Planning Commission approved the project in March 2009. However, the owner did not obtain permits to construct the project, and the approval expired. Measure PP Pleasanton voters passed the Save Pleasanton’s Hills and Housing Cap Initiative (Measure PP) in the November 2008 general election. Measure PP prohibits grading for and placing structures on hillside slopes of 25 percent or greater or within 100 vertical feet of a ridgeline. During the 2009 Planning Commission review of the restaurant proposal, in review of the language and intent of Measure PP and based on the unusual circumstances of the project site, the Planning Commission found the proposed project met the General Plan and the intent of Measure PP. The project site has areas with man-made slopes greater than 25 percent as a result of Caltrans's widening of Dublin Canyon Road in the mid-1970s. Additionally, the proposed restaurant building will be constructed on a portion of the site with a slope less than 10 percent, and parking lots are not subject to Measure PP. Therefore, the project site is not subject to Measure PP hillside development restrictions. Site Description and Current/Surrounding Uses The project site is approximately 1.06 acres of undeveloped land. An existing concrete drainage ditch bisects the site. A 24-inch-diameter Coast Live Oak tree is on-site, along with a bank of oak woodland located to the west and south of the project site . A private paved roadway is situated along the project site's western boundary, providing access to the site and the existing residence to the south. The project site is steeply sloped on the northern portion, with a much less sloped knoll in the southern portion. The project site is located on the southwest corner of Foothill Road and Dublin Canyon Road. The Marriott Hotel is located north of the subject site, across Dublin Canyon Road. Commercial/office buildings are located to the east across Foothill Road. A single -family residence and the Kolb Ranch development are located south. An undeveloped parcel is situated to the west. Adjacent to the project site are additional commercial office buildings. The West Pleasanton/Dublin BART station is approximately 0.6 miles from the subject site. Please refer to Figure 1.