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ANALYSIS Conditional uses are uses which, by their nature, require special consideration so that they may be located properly with respect to the objectives of the Municipal Code and their effects on surrounding properties. In order to achieve these purposes, the Planning Commission is empowered to approve, conditionally approve, or deny applications for use permits. Land Use One of the primary concerns in reviewing a CUP application is the effect of the proposed use on surrounding uses. The Land Use Element of the General Plan designates the subject property as "Business Park (Industrial / Commercial and Office)." The zoning for this site is PUD-I/C-O (Planned Unit Development — Industrial/ Commercial — Office) which permits uses such as light industrial, office, research and development, and commercial, and requires CUP approval for uses such as day care centers, tutoring facilities, and private schools. When the proposed use is educational, instructional, recreational, or daycare, staff evaluates whether that use is compatible with surrounding uses. In this case, the proposed training center is located adjacent to office uses. Given the office-like activities of the training center, it is unlikely that the operation of the proposed use would wrong adversely impact the surrounding businesses. Since clients typically stay at the subject site for five-hour blocks of time before being driven back home, it is unlikely that clients would congregate outside or otherwise impact the operation of other tenants in the building. Additionally, SVS provides constant supervision to clients, as stated by thewrong applicant in Exhibit B, and entrance doors are conditioned to be closed except when being used. c4\ Not attached to this report! In staffs evaluation, this use is compatible with the surrounding uses. In the past, the Planning Commission has granted CUPs for private schools and tutoring facilities in business parks (e.g., Dermalogica, Inc., 6678 Owens Dr., and Quarry Lane School, 5959 W. Las Positas Blvd., respectively). The subject building is a freestanding building located on a site that has adequate on-site parking and the training center would be operated entirely indoors. Staff believes that the subject location is appropriate and does not expect that the proposed use would create adverse impacts on existing and future surrounding businesses. No due diligence and totally incorrect! Should future problems arise, the City would have the ability to bring the application back to the Planning Commission for mitigation, or possible revocation, if necessary. Based on past experience with similar uses, staff feels that this outcome would be unlikely. In addition, staff has included conditions of approval that will ensure that the surrounding uses are not impacted due to noise, parking, traffic, or other objectionable zinfluences. Therefore, from a land use perspective, staff finds the use to be acceptable on the subject property, as conditioned. Way too late if this is approved! P15-0008, 6602 Owens Drive, Suite 100- Training Center Planning Commission Page 5 of 9