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EXHIBIT J: PUBLIC COMMENTS , PLE. 'TO N DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN UPI,.. Page 2 Ground floor-Residential in Mixed Use Districts-Ground floor residential is currently permitted in the Downtown as stated in the City of Pleasanton's Site Development Standards for Zoning Districts. Knowing Main Street facing, ground floor residential is not permitted,other types of residential units are permitted by the current Central Commercial(CC)zoning and have been so for over 50+years. There are many examples of these types of residential units throughout the Downtown Commercial Core. The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce does not support any residential ground floor developments facing Main Street Right-to-do-Business Ordinance—We strongly support an Ordinance of this type and encourage the Planning Commission support a Right-to-do-Business Ordinance. This will assist with mitigating conflicts between residential and commercial uses throughout the entire DSP,not just the commercial core. Development Standards—We agree with the Task Force's recommendations for the Downtown Commercial(40-feet height and 300%FAR)and for Mixed Use-Downtown(46-feet and 300%FAR)_ Regarding the Mixed Use Transitional (36-feet and 125%),the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce understands there may be a need for reduced height and density in the transitional areas of downtown.Our only concern is not having consistent standards for all downtown zoning. We would not be supportive of any development over three stories tall within the Downtown Commercial Core. PUD Process for Downtown Commercial—We disagree with the concept of imposing the PUD process on Every Straight Zoned Lot in the Central Downtown Commercial Area_ Requiring a PUD process in this area will significantly increase the costs for development and add time delays to complete projects that could increase vitality in our downtown.Property owners will have no incentive to improve their properties which would negatively impact the vitality of our downtown for the foreseeable future. We appreciate your consideration of our positions on these key issues and thank you for all you do to support the business community in Pleasanton! Best regards, Steve Van Dom President/CEO Prepared for the June 26, 2019, Planning Commission Meeting 31 e businesses_We look forward to seeing Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 6.24 updated as soon as possible to make these changes a reality. Active Ground Floor Overlay-We have consistently been opposed to this policy since we do not believe the Overlay will stimulate vibrancy downtown. By limiting the types of businesses that can operate in the Overlay,we will be making it more difficult for land owners to find new tenants thereby leading to more empty storefronts. Even though we know there is an opportunity for an exception for tenant space that is vacant for over 6 months that must be approved by the Community Development Director,we feel this process would provide too much subjectivity and delay. Current economic conditions and customer demand should drive what types of businesses operate in the Downtown Overlay. • Prepared for the June 26, 2019, Planning Commission Meeting 30 Show underground utilities (sewer,gas,electric, water); location of backflow preventers,aboveground electrical utilities, boxes,transformers, meter mains. fire standpipes, etc.; overhead utilities, location of existing joint poles. Plans should indicate any utilities to be remove°and/or se'vices placed underground o. Street Improvement Plan: Plans indicating the proposed street improvements. The plans need to contain dimensions and detail to show right-of-way and pavement widths, street grades, indications if they are public or private streets, and all proposed frontage improvements on existing and proposed streets; provide a typical street section for each Revised October 2018 Page 5 or 6 Prepared for the June 26, 2019, Planning Commission Meeting 20 2019, Planning Commission Meeting 19 of 6 Prepared for the June 26, 2019, Planning Commission Meeting 18 goals established under SB 32 and EO S-3-05,implementation of the 26 ntal 24 iteria air pollutants 23