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stated that he thinks what is important is the timing, and the Commission should move <br />the project forward and let staff work with the applicant. He added that the Commission <br />has voiced an opinion, and that will carry forward; furthermore, the City Council will <br />have the opportunity to weigh in as well. <br />Commissioner Nagler stated that everyone has worked very hard to make the <br />development appropriate to the site and to the City, and the developer has <br />acknowledged and been responsive the Commission's comments. With respect to the <br />particular issue raised by Chair Allen, he stated that he totally appreciates that she did <br />raise it and will follow her lead and be supportive of her recommendation. <br />Chair Allen stated that she too likes the design and appreciates all the work that has <br />been done, which will show well. She indicated that she would like to add the one <br />condition relative to the beauty salons and massage uses: Items 7 and 8 on "Permitted <br />Uses" and Item 1 on "Conditional Uses /Retail," that there be a maximum of 5,000 <br />square feet for these uses, given the feedback from the applicant as well. She stated <br />that she is also comfortable with forwarding this to the Council, given that the applicant <br />is willing to work with staff regarding Tilted Kilt. She noted that everyone is trying to <br />come up with a win /win situation and have uses that would be perceived broadly as <br />ones the whole community would be proud of. She specifically asked staff to look at a <br />usage like this and understand: (1) the incremental potential enforcement implications <br />that have been historic to a Hooters or a Tilted Kilt are; (2) parking implications, <br />because this could be a higher usage than traditional restaurants and might bring in a <br />crowd that has different habits, especially given their earlier discussion about the <br />parking challenges at Pleasanton Gateway; and (3) stipulations relative to this kind of <br />establishment. <br />Commissioner O'Connor noted that with respect to parking, the staff report states that <br />compact parking is about 25 percent of the project, which he finds to be fairly high. He <br />stated that in some particular commercial developments he is aware of, smaller -sized <br />parking is usually under - utilized as a lot of people will not park there because the space <br />is just tighter. <br />Commissioner Nagler noted that most of the compact parking is delegated to employee <br />parking, which is sort of interesting, given its assumption about employees' cars. <br />Commissioner O'Connor moved to find the previously prepared EIR and SEIR, <br />including the adopted CEQA Findings and Statement of Overriding <br />Considerations, are adequate to serve as the environmental documentation for <br />this project and satisfy all the requirements of CEQA, and that the proposed PUD <br />Development Plan is consistent with the General Plan and the Stoneridge Drive <br />Specific Plan Amendment/Staples Ranch; to make the PUD findings for the <br />proposed Development Plan as listed in the staff report; and to recommend <br />approval of Case PUD -108, subject to the Conditions of Approval listed in <br />Exhibit A of the staff report, with modifications to Items 7 and 8 under "Permitted <br />Uses" and Item 1 under "Conditional Uses /Retail" of Condition of Approval No. 2 <br />to limit barbershops and beauty shops with massage services uses to <br />5,000 square feet within the entire shopping center; and with direction to staff to <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, February 11, 2015 Page 8 of 17 <br />