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THE CITY OF 13 pLEASANTON, CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT October 19, 2010 Community Development Planning Division TITLE: PUD- 02 -07M AND PCUP -210, PLEASANTON GATEWAY, L.L.C. — CONSIDER A PUD MAJOR MODIFICATION AND A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR 129,370 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL /RETAIL FLOOR AREA AND 588,781 SQUARE FEET OF OFFICE FLOOR AREA ON A 39.22 -ACRE SITE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF BERNAL AVENUE BETWEEN THE NORTH BOUND I- 680 / BERNAL AVENUE EXIT RAMP AND VALLEY AVENUE SUMMARY This is an application by Pleasanton Gateway, L.L.C., for a PUD major modification and a conditional use permit to incorporate neighborhood commercial /retail uses. The proposal includes a 24 -hour Safeway grocery store and a drive - through pharmacy, bank, and restaurant; provides pedestrian connections to nearby neighborhoods and employment centers; heavily landscapes its public street and freeway frontages; achieves a pedestrian - friendly development with plazas, sidewalks, and landscaping; aligns the Bernal Avenue driveway with Koll Center Parkway permitting complete access to Bernal Avenue and 1 -680; and prohibits delivery trucks and vehicles from Valley Avenue. Approximately 588,000 square feet of the originally approved 745,000 square feet of office space will remain. The proposed building designs compliment the surrounding area. Environmental review is covered by an Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration that has completed its 20 -day CEQA review. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION On August 25, 2010, the Planning Commission, on a 5 -0 vote, recommended approving the proposed modification subject to the conditions of approval (Attachment 8). RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the City Council adopt the draft resolution approving the Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration (Attachment 3); make the PUD development plan findings (Attachment 5) and introduce the draft ordinance (Attachment 1) approving Case PUD- 02 -07M subject to the conditions of approval; and, make the Conditional Use Permit findings (Attachment 6) and adopt the draft resolution (Attachment 2) approving Case PCUP -210 subject to the conditions of approval. FINANCIAL STATEMENT In the short term, the applicant will pay all required building permit and development fees including the commercial school impact and regional traffic impact fees. In the long -term, property and sales taxes will be paid enhancing City revenues.