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Resolution No. PC- 2014 -01 approving Case P13 -2445 was entered and adopted as motioned. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS a. P13 -2458, City of Pleasanton Application to amend Chapter 18.88 (Off- Street Parking Facilities) of the Pleasanton Municipal Code to allow the City to waive in -lieu parking fees in exchange for fulfilling Design and Beautification objectives of the Downtown Specific Plan. Also consider the Negative Declaration prepared for the project. Janice Stern presented the staff report and briefly described the scope and key elements of the proposal. She stated that this amendment concerns commercial Downtown properties and is the result of an interest in creating some incentives for investments in the Downtown, which comes from two main areas: (1) money that the City invests in the Downtown in terms of streets and public infrastructure such as sidewalks and lighting and the continued maintenance of that infrastructure; and (2) private investment from commercial properties being upgraded through time. She indicated that a recent example of this is the property at 234 Main Street that was upgraded and where Fleet Feet Sports has moved and Mangia Mi restaurant has opened. She noted that it is revitalizing the southern part of Main Street. Ms. Stern stated that the amendment came from a proposal at 511 Main Street, where Pastime Pool was located, which was considered and approved by the City Council in 2012 and where the City would be very happy to see some investment. She indicated that the proposal was to add some 700 square feet of commercial space to that building which would have resulted in the need for approximately 23 additional parking spaces. She noted that the developer had proposed that rather than providing those parking spaces on site, which would be somewhat awkward because of the need to back out onto the side street there, they would provide a 666- square -foot plaza area with seating integrated into the corner of the building. She added that the developer had calculated the value of the plaza as equivalent to the money they would have contributed to the in -lieu parking fees. She indicated that staff thought that more of these ideas would come forward if the processed could be streamlined and make it part of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC). She noted that the City is now initiating the amendment to Chapter 18.88, Off - Street Parking Facilities, to encourage private redevelopment of commercial properties located in the Downtown Revitalization District by waiving parking in -lieu fees for owners and developers of eligible parcels in exchange for an amenity. Ms. Stern stated that the area of eligible parcels being considered is slightly smaller than the Downtown Specific Plan Area and also slightly smaller than the Downtown Revitalization District; it comprises the Zoning District that mainly encompasses the commercial part of the Downtown. She indicated that what staff is proposing is that eligible parcels would be those contiguous with the Downtown Revitalization District, cuts off the PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 8, 2014 Page 3 of 13