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BACKGROUND Mr. Churka requests that the City amend the Pleasanton Municipal Code to allow limited public storage within the "unused" basement space of his commercial building. Zoning Code amendments, such as this, cannot be site specific (i.e., 780 Main Street) and require amending specific zoning districts. In this instance, allowing basement storage for the public would require amending the Central Commercial (C -C) district in the Downtown area only. Accordingly, Mr. Churka applied for a zoning Code amendment to allow basement storage for the public as a permitted use within Downtown, C -C district (Please see Attachment 2). PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposed redline amendments in Attachment 1 would amend the PMC which would modify Sections 18.08 Definitions, 18.44.090 Permitted and conditional uses, and 18.88.030 Schedule of off - street parking space requirements. These proposed Code amendments would allow businesses and /or individuals, which are not associated with the building or its uses, to rent commercial basement space within buildings located within the Downtown, Central Commercial zoning district only. DISCUSSION Prior to allowing public storage within a commercial basement space, the building owner would be required to demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the Community Development Department and the Livermore- Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD), that the basement space is adequately constructed to allow storage and that the space meets access and operational requirements, wall separation, sprinkler systems, etc. of the California Building and Fire Codes. Furthermore, storage items would be limited to non- hazardous materials only, as classified by the LPFD. The performance standards outlined below would allow the Community Development Department to ensure that 1) there is adequate parking, 2) the space meets all applicable Building, Fire, and Zoning Codes, and 3) basement storage for public use would not be disruptive to adjacent uses. Therefore, staff proposes the following text amendments. Definition (18.08.057 Definitions) The following definition is intended to clarify the meaning of commercial basement storage. 18.08.057 Basement commercial storage _ public. "Basement commercial storage _public" means storage space located in the basement of any com nercial building that is made available to the public. Proposed Standards Staff proposes the following standards be met as a part of the amended Code (18.44.090 Permitted and conditional uses and 18.88.030 Schedule of off - street parking space requirements). Basement storage for the public in conformance with these standards would then be a permitted use in the Central Commercial (C -C) zoning district. Page 2 of 4