Planning Commission Agenda Packet 09092026

P26-0704, 1047 Serpentine Lane, Suites 400 and 500 Planning Commission 4 of 8 General Plan and Zoning Consistency/Compatibility The subject site is designated General and Limited Industrial by the Pleasanton General Plan Land Use Element. The General and Limited Industrial designation accommodates a range of office, commercial, research and development, and light industrial uses co nsistent with applicable zoning regulations. The proposed indoor recreation facility is considered a commercial recreation/assembly use and is consistent with the intent of this designation. The facility would operate entirely within an existing building and would not involve manufacturing, outdoor storage, or other activities typically associated with more intensive industrial uses. Its operational characteristics, including indoor activities, limited attendance, and scheduled operating hours, would be comparable in scale and intensity to other commercial, recreational, and service uses commonly located within business park environments. The proposed project would also further applicable General Plan policies and programs, including Sustainability Program 2.2, which encourages the reuse of vacant and underutilized parcels and buildings within existing urban areas, and Industrial, Commercial and Office Policy 13, which seeks to ensure that commercial areas provide goods and services needed by Pleasanton residents and businesses and the surrounding market area. The project would reuse existing commercial space within a developed business park, utilizing existing infrastructure, parking, and access, thereby promoting efficient use of existing development while providing an additional indoor recreational service for Pleasanton and the surrounding community. The subject site is zoned Planned Unit Development - Industrial (PUD-I) District. The applicable PUD permits a range of office, commercial, research and development, and light industrial uses, and allows gymnasiums, health clubs, and similar indoor recreational uses, subject to CUP approval. Accordingly, the proposed indoor recreation facility is an allowable use at the site, subject to Planning Commission approval of the CUP and compliance with applicable conditions of approval. The CUP process enables the City to evaluate the specific characteristics of the proposed operation and impose conditions necessary to ensure compatibility with surrounding properties and uses. A primary consideration in reviewing a CUP is whether the proposed use would be compatible with existing and reasonably anticipated uses in the surrounding area. The facility would occupy space within an existing multi-tenant commercial building in Valley Business Park. Surrounding properties contain a mixture of office, commercial, research and development, light industrial, educational, daycare, religious, and similar business park uses. Indoor recreation and fitness facilities are also established within Valley Business Park, Hacienda, and other comparable business park settings in Pleasanton. These types of uses are generally compatible with business park environments because activities occur predominantly indoors and typically have operational characteristics that complement traditional weekday office and industrial activity. In addition, the adjacent residential uses to the west are buffered by a 10- foot-tall concrete block wall, further limiting the potential for conflicts with noise-sensitive residential uses. The relatively small scale of the proposed operation would further minimize its potential effects on surrounding tenants and properties. The facility would operate on a scheduled basis and would be limited to a maximum of 10 people on-site at any one time. Customer arrival and departure times would generally be distributed throughout the operating period rather than concentrated at a single time. Given the limited number of participants, the proposed use is not