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8. A freestanding public restroom within Valley Trails Park was proposed to be constructed by Ponderosa or Ponderosa would contribute a total of $300,000 for Park improvements. At the April 12, 2017 meeting, upon reviewing the revised plans, taking public testimony, and discussing the project, the Planning Commission, by a 3-2 vote, recommended approval of the project. Further discussion on the April 12, 2017 Planning Commission can be found in the analysis section of this report. The project is now before the Council for final action. SITE AND AREA DESCRIPTION Valley Trails Neighborhood, where the subject site is located, is bordered by Arroyo Mocho and West Las Positas Boulevard on the north, Hopyard Road on the east, the Pleasanton Canal on the south, and Alamo Canal and Interstate 680 on the west. The Valley Trails Neighborhood contains 498 detached single-family homes, Valley Trails Park (approximately 6.1 acres in size), the Pleasanton Masonic Lodge, St. Clare's Episcopal Church and Preschool, and Harvest Valley Christian Church. The subject site is generally located on the west side of the neighborhood and northwest of Valley Trails Park (see Image 1). The subject site, approximately 9 acres in area and relatively flat, contains an approximately 11,067 square-foot religious building and a 108-stall parking lot. Most of the 9 acres is undeveloped (see Image 2). There are 14 mature trees on-site, six of which are considered heritage-sized. Mature landscaping (i.e., shrubs/bushes) runs the length (north to south) of the western property line, east of Valley Trails Drive. The subject parcel is primarily accessible from a single driveway off the east side of Valley Trails Drive. The properties adjacent to the subject site comprise one- and two-story single-family homes and Valley Trails Park, a neighborhood park. Image 1: Project Site in the Context of Valley Trails Neighborhood Valley Trails' i /f \s -'=�., 1.:. Neighborhood I i 1 J • tK 11:, 4 r i 't 1 1/ 0, ` Subject Site yi r r � ♦ r Z yr J I J t ♦ ! �, J J " cur \11 ti / — _'.. i �'j s;w1�` fI{ I44.•i ... •t S;i t\.1 "NN %t •00% �tt!l111 JtflOW. Page 5 of 20