PC-2009-29, PCUP-252, LOUIS YIHMIN LIOU, SUMMIT TUTORING CENTER

PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC -2009-29 RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR LOUIS YIHMIN LIOU, SUMMIT TUTORING CENTER, AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-252 WHEREAS, Louis Yihmin Liou, Summit Tutoring Center, has applied for a Conditional Use Permit to operate an academic and music tutorial school for Grades 6 to 11 at 4430 Willow Road, Suite C; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD -1 (Planned Unit Development — Industrial) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of September 9, 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 include fostering a harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses, protecting land uses from inharmonious influences and harmful intrusions, promoting a safe, effective traffic circulation system, and ensuring that public and private lands ultimately are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and beneficial to the City as a whole. The subject business is proposed in Valley Business Park, which is zoned Planned Unit Development — Industrial (PUD -1) and is intended to provide locations for light industrial, neighborhood, commercial, and office uses. The proposed use will provide Judo Club instruction to children between the ages of 5 and 17 years several times a week and, in conjunction with adult classes, would operate for duration of approximately 9-16 hours a week. Given the limited operation of the proposed business and that it will be in operation when many of the surrounding businesses are closed, the operation, as proposed, will be a compatible land use to surrounding businesses. Therefore, this finding can be made.