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The.Pedro's restaurant has been vacant for some time~ .The applicant proposes to ~build a inedm-n-style office building to rePlaCe it, ret~inlng only the perimeter landsCaPing. Key issues raised by the pl~nnln~ Commission included the appropriate use for the site and ,th~ architectural style, and it initiated a study of the uses which could feasibly be established at the site which may fulfill needs of .the area other than more office space. The proposal meets all present requirements of its zoning designation and its architecture, although unique, is comparable to other north Pleasanton buildings. Honm'abie Mayor and Members of the City Council: BA~G~UND The .Pedro's r~murant site is zoned CPD (Retail/Commercial/Financial) under the Hacienda Parkt PUl~development plan; this d~signation allows office uses as well as retail and restaurant uses. The development agreement which once applied to this site has lapsed, giving the City its normal authority to rezone the property. The Pedro's restaurant, one of the first buildings in Hacienda Park, has been inoperative, and the site was recently purchased by the Chamberlin Oromp who has sought to raze the restaurant and build a two-story off~ce consistent with the existing zoning. The application was heard by the Planning Commission under its design. review capacity (new buildings in Hacienda Park meeting the development plan regulations do not ~quire City Council review), and the application was denied. The applicant has appealed this action to the City Council for its review. PROPOSF~D PROJECT Th~-~ Group proposes to demolish the existin$ restaurant and portions of the park'.lng area and to construct a new two-story office building totaling 44,250 sq. ft. in size. The lmilding's architecture is typical of many of the office buildings in north Pleasanton except it has incorporated an unusual curved roof element over about half the building. The perimeter landscaping would be retained. The building as proposed meets all the requirements of the Hacienda Design Guidelines, For a more complete description of thc project, please refer to the attached pl~anning Commissioll staff report, dated February 14, 2001.