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_-a PI1-0824(Downtown Hospitality Guidelines),P12-0798(Pleasanton Municipal Code Amendments) Initial Study and Negative Declaration • Establish guidance for music entertainment as an accessory use in the Downtown Hospitality Area (to limit noise, loitering, litter, etc.) • Establish guidance for bars in the Downtown Hospitality Area (to limit noise, loitering, litter, etc.) • Create a "good neighbor policy" emphasizing that Downtown businesses with music, entertainment, and/or alcohol service are expected to be respectful of neighboring properties and residential neighbors and implement certain "good neighbor" measures related to noise, parking, litter, loitering, etc. • Encourage music and entertainment accessory uses in the Downtown Hospitality Area by allowing a business owner to have music and entertainment as a permitted accessory use in the Downtown Hospitality Area, if the accessory use adheres to the applicable guidelines • Modify the existing noise standards for music and entertainment in the Downtown Hospitality Area, the primary changes being a higher allowable noise level (from 70 dBA existing, up to 74 dBA proposed) in the Downtown Hospitality Central Core until 10/11 p.m., and a quieter noise level thereafter (from 70 dBA existing, to 60 dBA proposed) as measured at the business property line • Encourage restaurants to stay open later by changing the hour when a CUP is required for restaurants serving alcohol from 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm (City wide) • Direct staff to endeavor to capture the bar guidance as standard conditions of approval and to expedite the CUP process for new bars willing 1:0 adhere to the guidance • Create a process for modifying existing CUPs requesting to adhere to the new guidelines • Establish a process for notification and disclosure of the guidelines to the Downtown Specific Plan Area In the Draft DHG, it is recognized that certain business owners may wish to propose more than what is identified as supportable for a permitted accessory music/entertainment use. Activities which do not comply with the guidelines may be acceptable, subject to further review. As proposed, a business owner in the Downtown Hospitality Area may apply for a Temporary Use Permit (TCUP)/Conditional Use Permit (CUP) as applicable if he/she requests to deviate from the guidelines (not including the noise standards which, as drafted, would apply to Special Downtown Accessory Entertainment Uses regardless). November 2, 2012 9