PC-2009-34, PCUP-254, IVYMAX, INC.

PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC -2009-34 RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR IVYMAX, INC., AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-254 WHEREAS, IvyMax, Inc. has applied for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a tutoring center for students at 5820 Stoneridge Mall Road, Suite 108; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is C-R(p) (Regional Commercial — Peripheral Area) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of October 14, 2009, 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) 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 zoned in a location that is intended to provide locations for personal, neighborhood, retail services, and office uses. 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.