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DISCUSSION At the direction of the Planning Commission at its meeting on February 11, 2015, staff reviewed potential high impact restaurant/entertainment uses to determine whether such uses would be appropriate in the proposed shopping center. Staff has concluded that there is a distinction between typical restaurant uses and restaurant uses which utilize different forms of entertainment, such as sports bars or those with costumed wait staff/entertainers. These uses create a different atmosphere and environment compared to a standard restaurant and have the potential to create a higher parking demand within the center. Due to these concerns, staff has revised the proposed conditions of approval within Exhibit A (Attachment 1) to exclude sports bar and restaurant uses featuring live entertainers that do not perform music or comedy routines. In addition, the conditions of approval would limit sports bars and restaurant uses which serve alcohol and include live entertainers (performing music or comedy routines) to no more than 5,000 square feet. Outdoor seating for such uses is also limited to 50 seats per business. Staff has reviewed the overall project layout, design, parking and uses and is satisfied that adequate parking is provided within the proposed project to accommodate the proposed uses. Staff has provided conditions of approval limiting the total square-footage of professional offices, medical offices, barbershops and salons, non-retail type uses, and sports bars and restaurant uses that include live entertainers. In addition, staff has reviewed the project location and does not anticipate congestion and traffic problems due to the lack of proximity to large employment centers. Other centers within the City such as Pleasanton Gateway receive an influx of midday traffic due to proximity to employment centers in the area. PUD FINDINGS Please refer to pages 17-19 of the attached Planning Commission staff report (Attachment 4) for a discussion of the considerations needed to approve the proposed PUD development plan. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of the proposed project and related City Council public hearing was sent to all property owners in Pleasanton that are within 1,000 feet of the site (the noticing area is depicted on the noticing maps attached to this report as Attachment 4, Exhibit D), and was also published in the local newspaper. Staff received comments from the Spieker group, on behalf of Continuing Life Communities, expressing support for the new shopping center. Staff did not receive any additional comments when this report was published, and will forward to the City Council any public comments received after publication of this report. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT On August 24, 2010, the City Council certified a Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) and adopted the CEQA Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment/Staples Ranch. This SEIR was a supplement to the EIR prepared for the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment/Staples Ranch Project, which was certified on February 24, 2009. The square footage of the subject commercial Page 8 of 9