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Central Commercial zoning district to provide locations to offer commodities and services to the residents of Pleasanton and surrounding areas. The proposed operation would be consistent with Downtown Specific Plan goals of increasing the diversity of the area and wiih Pleasanton Downtown Association goals of creating a night life in the Downtown.' The proposed conditions of approval for the project give the City the appropriate controls to ensure that the use does not have any negative impacts on the surrounding businesses and properties. The use permit for the bar is, in staffs opinion, in accordance with the objectives of the zoning district, and staff believes that this finding can be made.' 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. As conditioned, staff believes that the proposod use will have adequate parking to meet project demand. The proposed dancing and music activities will be contained completely within the building. In addition, noise levels have been conditioned to comply with the City's Noise Ordinance and the use would be reviewed by the Planning Director in six months to ensure that it is ,operating in a non-nuisance manner. Staff feels that any areas of possible concern have been conditioned so that the proposed use will meet all applicable MuniCipal Code requirements and would be operated in a non-nuisance manner. Furthermore, the applicant can be required to mitigate any future nuisances or problems. Therefore, if all the conditions of approval are complied with, staff feels the proposed bar will not detrimentally impact the surrounding properties, and staffbelieves that this finding can be made. .That the proposed conditional use will comply with each of the applicable provisions of the zoning ordinance. The site's Central Commercial zoning conditionally permits the establishment of bars. In staffs opinion, the proposed use complies with all relevant sections of this ordinance. ' Granting a conditional use permit to the applicant for a bar is consistent with the City's ability to regulate zoning as listed in the Municipal Code Chapter 18.124 "Conditional Uses." Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. VII. CONCLUSION Staff and the PDA believe that the applicant's restaurant/bar in the Downtown will be a benefit to the area and that businesses on or close to Main Street should be allowed to remain open late as long as they operate in a manner which respects the nearby residents. As proposed by the applicant and conditioned by staff, staff believes that the bar will be compatible with the surrounding businesses and will not detrimentally affect the surrounding uses or properties. Page-9