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PROJECT DESCRIPTION The CUP would allow Social Vocational Services to operate a training center for adults with developmental disabilities in a 5,199-square foot space at the subject property. On- site activities would include art, music, and physical fitness, and skill-building support in areas such as communication, computers, interviewing, and personal appearance. Off- site activities would include employment contracts and field trips, such as visits to the library, parks, and recreation facilities. Social Vocational Services would seek a State license to serve 60 clients and would employ 20 direct service professionals and three administrative staff for the program in Pleasanton. The organization would accommodate no more than 30 clients on the subject site at any one time, which would necessitate ten professional staff and three administrative staff, for a maximum of 43 staff and clients in the facility at any one time. (Up to 30 additional clients may be picked up at their homes, accompanied to off-site activities, and returned back to their homes, having never visited the subject site on a given day). Any future proposal to increase daily on-site capacity beyond 30 clients would require an amendment to the CUP. Social Vocational Services would use eight vans to serve the program, which would be stored on-site in standard parking spaces in the rear of the building. Vans would pick-up and drop-off clients in the rear of the building in a new designated loading space. This loading space replaces one standard parking space. New accessible ramps would be installed at the front and rear of the building. Parking demand is estimated to be up to approximately 25 spaces at any one time to accommodate up to 13 staff members, the eight vans, and a limited number of parents, caregivers, paratransit providers, visitors and prospective clients. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on February 25, 2015 to review the proposed project. The Commission discussed issues related to noise, building entrances, access and parking, and land use compatibility. Minutes from this meeting are provided in Attachment 3. Two members of the public spoke at the hearing, objecting to the application. After receiving public testimony, the Commission, on a 5-0 vote, approved the CUP subject to staff's recommended conditions. DISCUSSION The appeal filed by Wayne Rudick is in regard to the Planning Commission's action to approve the CUP to operate a vocational training center for adults with developmental disabilities. As described in the appeal, the appellant took a tour of a comparable Social Vocational Services facility, located in the City of Newark. City staff also toured the Newark facility to garner a better understanding of the concerns about safety, security, noise, parking, and staffing that the appellant raised in his appeal. Page 3of7