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P11-0824(Downtown Hospitality Guidelines), P12-0798(Pleasanton Municipal Code Amendments) Initial Study and Negative Declaration 2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS In accordance with CEQA Section 15070, this initial study shows that them is no substantial evidence, in light of the whole record before the agency, that the project may have a significant effect on the environment. 2.3 PROJECT LOCATION Downtown Specific Plan Area The Draft Downtown Hospitality Guidelines (P11-0824) address commercial businesses and special events within the Downtown Specific Plan Area (Downtown) shown (below) on Figure 1, Downtown Specific Plan Area Location Map, and Figure 2, Downtown Specific Plan Boundary Map from the Downtown Specific Plan. Downtown Pleasanton is generally situated in the central portion of the City. Downtown is generally bounded by the Alameda County Fairgrounds to the west, the Arroyo del Valle to the north, properties by First, Second, and Third Streets to the east, and Bemal Avenue to the south. The 308-acre Downtown Specific Plan Area is divided into approximately 935 parcels. Parcels generally range in size from 0.2 acres to 3 acres in size, with the developed portion of the Civic Center area being the exception at 9 acres. Today, a mix of commercial and residential uses exist Downtown. Over 40 restaurants and bars and 70 residential units are in the Downtown Revitalization District—the primary commercial zoning district Downtown. The location of some hospitality-related uses (restaurants and bars) and the location of the Downtown Revitalization District relative to the Downtown Specific Plan Area are shown in Figure 3. The majority of the Downtown Revitalization District is surrounded by existing residential uses and property with a residential land use designation in the Pleasanton General Plan. City of Pleasanton The City of Pleasanton boundary is generally shown in Figure 1, and demarcated with a dashed line. A few other areas have since been annexed into the City of Pleasanton including Staples Ranch by 1-580 and El Charro Road, and property generally north of Busch Road near the City of Pleasanton's Operations Service Center at 3333 Busch Road. The proposed PMC amendment to change when a restaurant serving alcohol must apply for a Conditional Use Permit is proposed to apply City wide. The proposal would change the time trigger for when a Conditional Use Permit is required from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. -November 2,2012 3