Planning Commission Agenda Packet 07222026

P26-0419, 1069 Serpentine Lane, Suite A Planning Commission 4 of 8 most cases, the total staff and attendees on site at any one time would be less than 20. No exterior site or building improvements are proposed. Refer to Exhibit B for project plans and additional details regarding proposed activities, hours of operation, and anticipated attendance. 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 Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) and their potential effects on surrounding properties. To achieve these purposes, the Planning Commission is empowered to approve, conditionally approve, or deny CUP applications. General Plan and Zoning Consistency/Compatibility The subject site is designated General and Limited Industrial by the Pleasanton General Plan Land Use Element and is zoned Planned Unit Development – Industrial (PUD-I). The General Plan designation allows a range of industrial, commercial, office, and other compatible quasi- public or assembly uses consistent with the Zoning Ordinance. The applicable PUD list of permitted and conditionally permitted uses allows religious or assembly uses subject to approval of a CUP. The proposed religious facility is considered a quasi-public/institutional assembly use and is consistent with the intent of the General and Limited Industrial designation. The use would occur entirely within an existing building and would not involve manufacturing, outdoor storage, or heavy industrial activity. Operational characteristics—mainly indoor activities, limited weekday daytime intensity, and peak attendance during evenings and weekends—are similar in scale and intensity to office or commercial assembly uses typically anticipated in industrial and business park environments. Industrial areas commonly accommodate religious and other assembly uses due to the availability of adequately sized buildings, sufficient parking, and separation from residential neighborhoods, which reduces the potential for land-use conflicts. The proposal also supports applicable General Plan policies and programs that encourage the efficient reuse of existing buildings and underutilized sites within the urban area (Sustainability, Program 2.2) and the provision of services and community facilities that meet the needs of residents and businesses (Industrial, Commercial, and Office, Policy 13). The project would adaptively reuse an existing structure with existing infrastructure and parking, thereby promoting sustainability and efficient land use, while providing an additional place of worship for Pleasanton and nearby community residents seeking such a religious facility. The surrounding area consists primarily of industrial, office, and commercial tenants within a multi-tenant business park. The proposed religious facility would operate daily primarily in the evenings, when typical business park activity and parking demand are reduced. All activities are proposed to occur indoors, and conditions of approval would address parking management, noise control, and circulation to ensure compatibility with adjacent tenants. Residential uses are located a substantial distance from the site, further limiting the potential for off-site impacts. Because the use is conditionally permitted within the PUD-I district and its scale, operating characteristics, and parking demand are comparable to other office and religious/quasi-