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concentration, traffic control, parking, and noise control. The City of Pleasanton has adopted standards for large family day care homes in section 18.124.370 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC). PMC section 18.124.370, addressing five specific topics. The project's compliance with each standard is discussed below: A. Spacing. No large family day care home shall be approved if the site of the proposed use is located within 300 feet of the exterior boundary of another large family day care home or nursery school, unless the zoning administrator makes the specific finding that the concentration of such uses will not adversely affect the neighborhood in which it is located due to the cumulative increase in noise, traffic and/or parking requirements. Staff has verified that the proposed facility is not within 300 feet of any other large family day care home or nursery school. Thus, staff does not believe spacing or concentration are an issue. B. Traffic Control. Large family day care homes shall not create any traffic hazard. The zoning administrator may prescribe such conditions as may be reasonably required to ensure the safety of all affected by the proposed use, including requiring traffic-control measures reasonably required to avoid any identified adverse effect. The subject site is located in a residential neighborhood with single-family detached homes. The expansion of the current small family day care home to a large family day care home will bring additional vehicles to the neighborhood during drop-off/pickup times. However, as described further below, the additional traffic will not create any traffic hazard. Table 2 shows the schedules for full- and part-time children, which assumes the potential vehicle trips during drop-off and pick-up times. Table 2: Potential Vehicle Trips During Drop-Off and Pick-up Times Drop Off Pick Up Morning 12 (full- and part-time -- (7 a.m. - 8 a.m.) preschool) Mid-Day 12:00 p.m. - 12:10 p.m. -- 6 (part-time preschool) 12:40 p.m. 6 (TK-K)* -- Afternoon (2:50 p.m.) 2 (elementary schoolers) -- Late Afternoon/Early 12 (full-time preschool, TK-K, Evening -- and elementary school) ** (3:45 p.m. - 6 p.m.) Trips 20 18 Total Daily Trips 38 *While the applicant proposes to provide pick-up service from local schools for children, the table above assumes a "worst-case scenario" where parents drop off their children. "*Two of the 14 children are siblings; thus the late afternoon/early evening pickup trips would be 12 instead of 14. In addition to the trips generated during drop-off and pick-up times, the day care home would have two employees who would generate one additional trip each (a total of two trips) in the morning and evening, resulting in a maximum total of up to 42 daily trips P18-0314, 3149 Chardonnay Drive Planning Commission 5 of 9 easonable conditions regarding spacing and P18-0314, 3149 Chardonnay Drive Planning Commission 4 of 9 9 019, the Zoning Administrator held a public hearing to consider Ms. Arango's application. Numerous persons attended the hearing with persons speaking in favor of the application while others spoke against. (See Exhibit E for meeting minutes.) Neighbors raised various concerns, including but not limited to comments regarding a former 'drug house' on Chardonnay, a registered sex offender within 3/4 mile of the location, rear fencing at the site, parking, increased traffic, and declining home values. During the hearing, staff and the Zoning P18-0314, 3149 Chardonnay Drive Planning Commission 2 of 9 mmission Page 5 of 13