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In general, the proposed project has been designed to meet the challenges of the site constraints (location and shape), and would be well- integrated with the surrounding shopping center. However, staff however believes the following General Plan Community Character goal, policies and programs may not be adequately addressed: Community Character Element Goal 4: Enhance the appearance of major City entryways. Policy 7: Improve the visual quality of entryways to Pleasanton. Program 7.1: As part of the design review process, encourage the installation of distinctive landscaping, and discourage advertising signage and bright franchise colors at major street entryways to the City. Program 7.2: The City should be particularly sensitive to aesthetic considerations when land -use planning in areas adjacent to City entryways. Program 7.4: Give the Hopyard /I -580 area a high priority for visual improvement when making land -use and public investment decisions. Policy 16: Discourage franchise and prototype architecture and signage. The project, which would result in the development of a fast -food restaurant at a major gateway to the City, may not adequately achieve the policies listed above. Although the project would provide a decorative City entrance sign facing Hopyard Road, the predominant view upon entry onto Hopyard Road from EB 1 -580 would be the proposed fast -foot restaurant associated franchise signage. Zoning and Rezoning Proposed Chick -fil -A Restaurant Site: The site is located to the immediate east of Pleasanton Square II Shopping Center. Pleasanton Square II Shopping Center (PUD- 96 -13) was approved in 1996 with a PUD -I /C -O zoning designation and it includes uses such as hotel and retail uses, and a restaurant with drive - through service. PUD -96 -13 approval allows a restaurant with a drive - through as a permitted use. The proposed restaurant site currently has different zoning designations (0 and PUD-I/C-0) and no zoning designation for the former CalTrans surplus parcel. As the project site would become part of Pleasanton Square 11 Shopping Center, the applicant proposes to establish a zoning designation of PUD-I/C-0 for the vacant land and to rezone the portion of land that would be acquired from the adjoining office parcel from the current 0 District to PUD -I /C -O District. With the proposed zoning and rezoning, the entire project site would have a zoning designation of PUD -I /C -O District, consistent with the zoning designation for Pleasanton Square 11 Shopping Center. The uses allowed on this site shall be a restaurant with drive- through services. Any other uses would require a PUD modification. P13- 2533 /PUD- 100/PUD- 96- 13 -02M Planning Commission Page 13 of 27