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ORDINANCE NO. 2181 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF THE CARPENTERS TRAINING TRUST FUND, FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL, AS FILED UNDER CASE PUD-125 WHEREAS, on May 10, 2017 the Carpenters Training Trust Fund applied for PUD development plan approval under Case No. PUD-125 to demolish the existing CTC building and construct an approximately 87,000-square-foot two-story CTC building and outdoor training and storage yard and a pad for a future, approximately 17,000-square-foot office building with associated site improvements at 2350 Santa Rita Road ("Project"); and WHEREAS, in advance of the PUD application, on March 1, 2017 the Carpenters Training Trust Fund submitted a similar project for Preliminary Review under Case No. P17-0137; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD-O/C-C (Planned Unit Development — Office/Central Commercial) District and the proposed Project is subject to a new PUD development plan pursuant to the Pleasanton Municipal Code ("PMC"), Chapter 18.68 ("18.68 PUD Planned Unit Development District"); and WHEREAS, the proposed project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15183, Projects Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning, where additional environment review is not required except as necessary to examine whether there are project-specific significant effects which are peculiar to the project or its site; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the project at a workshop on July 26, 2017, and, after public testimony, discussion, and review of the proposed plans the Planning Commission expressed general support for the new architecture, but expressed concern about the uncertainty of timing for construction of the future office building which they felt was an important feature along Santa Rita Road to maintain the street fronting building presence in place with the existing CTC building proposed for demolition. Absent a detailed phasing plan and known timing for the construction of the future office building, the Commission requested that alternative site design and layouts be considered that would include new placement of the proposed Carpenter's building towards the street; and WHEREAS, in advance of the formal PUD public hearing, the Carpenters Training Trust Fund submitted a revised narrative and plans in which the location of the CTC building and yard did not change, but the proposed parking, circulation, and future office building location and size were revised to retain additional street trees and landscaping along Santa Rita Road. In addition, an additional phase was added that created additional landscaping and improvements on-site until the future office building can be constructed without leaving an empty office pad. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the revised project at a hearing on December 13, 2017. After public testimony, discussion, and review of the proposed plans, the Planning Commission expressed concern that there may be insufficient parking at build-out of the CTC and the office building, and disappointment that no alternatives were studied or analyzed by the applicant that would bring the CTC closer to Santa Rita Road. The Planning Commission voted unanimously to continue the hearing to a date uncertain and again directed the applicant to consider alternative phasing options to allow the Carpenter's building to be moved closer to the street; and