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RECOMMENDATION 1 Find that the proposed amendment to the Municipal Code is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), 2 Introduce the draft ordinance, find the subject code amendment consistent with the General Plan, and approve Case P16-1418, amendment to the Pleasanton Municipal Code as shown in Attachment 1, and 3 Adopt a resolution to amend the Master Fee Schedule to add a Minor Conditional Use Permit fee (Attachment 2) FINANCIAL STATEMENT No fiscal impact to the City or public services is anticipated with this Municipal Code Update The City would receive application fees as a result of the proposed Minor Conditional Use Permit BACKGROUND 1 The proposed update to the Zoning Code (Title 18 of the Municipal Code) is intended primarily to (1) simplify and update the list of permitted and conditionally permitted land uses, (2) establish a Minor Conditional Use Permit process that would allow staff to administer discretion over uses that are more routine in nature but still require an evaluation and mitigation of potential impacts, such as those related to parking, noise, odor, and land use compatibility, and (3) undertake other changes to reflect current practice/law and increase the usability of the document A key objective is to make the regulations in the Zoning Code easier for members of the community to interpret and use Staff has conducted an extensive outreach effort related to the code amendment, and has presented the code update and solicited feedback from the Economic Vitality Committee, the Economic Development & Government Relations Committee of the Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Vitality Committee and Board of Directors of the Pleasanton Downtown Association, and Planning Commission (during a Work Session on August 31, 2016) Staff also held a Stakeholder Meeting with interested parties on November 9, 2016 and has met one-on-one with interested members of the public on an as-requested basis In total, staff has held six stakeholder meetings on the code amendment The proposed amendment to the code has generally received a favorable review by these entities, and thus staff is bringing the code amendments forward to the City Council for its consideration The attached Planning Commission staff report, dated December 14, 2016 (Attachment 'i 3), provides additional background information The changes that have been made as a result of public comment prior to the December 14, 2016 Planning Commission hearing are identified in Attachment 3, Exhibit B, and are organized into two categories Table 1 identifies the comments that have been implemented (including a description of how the comments have been implemented) and Table 2 identifies the comments that are suggested for future updates or that have not been implemented Generally, staff incorporated comments that were consistent with the overall objectives of this initial phase of the Zoning Code update and those that resulted in clarifications to existing or new definitions or sections of the code Comments that were not implemented or Page 2 of 9