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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-98-76 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX, AS FILED UNDER CASE UP-98-60 WHEREAS, the University of Phoenix has applied for a conditional use permit to operate a post -secondary school in an existing office building located at 7901 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 100; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is C-R-P (Regional Commercial- Periphery) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of October 14, 1998, the Planning Commission considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff concerning this application; and WHEREAS, projects of this nature are categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); therefore, no environmental document was prepared for this project. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission made the following findings: A. The proposed location of the conditional use is in accordance with the objectives of the zoning ordinance and the purpose of the district in which the site is located. Some of the objectives of the Zoning Ordinance are to foster a harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses, protect existing land uses from inharmonious influences and harmful intrusions, and to insure that public and private lands are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and beneficial to the City as a whole. The proposed university would be consistent with these objectives. The site of the proposed use is located in the Kacor office building, which is zoned Regional-Commercial-Periphery District. One purpose of the Regional Commercial Zoning District is to ensure that a major center will be developed in accord with high standards of site planning, architecture, and landscape design. Another purpose is to minimize adverse effect of major commercial facilities on nearby dwellings.