PC-2009-12, PCUP-238, WILLIAM WEBSTER AND SANDI BOHNER

PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC -2009-12 RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR WILLIAM WEBSTER AND SANDI BOHNER, LITTLE VALLEY WINERY, AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-238 WHEREAS, William Webster and Sandi Bohner, Little Valley Winery, have applied for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a wine -tasting room, retail store, and outdoor seating at 739 Main Street, Suite J; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is C -C (Central Commercial), Downtown Revitalization, Core Area Overlay District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of April 15, 2009, the .Planning Commission considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff concerning this application; and WHEREAS, this project is categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Section 15301, Existing Facilities, Class 1; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission made the following findings: 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. The objectives of the zoning ordinance for General Commercial zoning districts include providing appropriately located areas for retail stores, offices, service establishments, amusement establishments, and wholesale establishments offering commodities to the residents and the surrounding market area; and providing opportunities for retail stores and other businesses to concentrate in a mutually beneficial relationship to one another. The objectives of the zoning ordinance for Central -Commercial zoning districts include maintaining compactness and encouraging more intensive development in Pleasanton's Center Business District. The proposed wine -tasting establishment would bring a relatively high intensity use to an established commercial building on Main Street. The intensity of the proposed use is compatible with the surrounding uses.