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Ordinance No. 2200 Page 4 of 26 6. Whether adequate public safety measures have been incorporated into the design of the plan: The Project site currently provides adequate access for police, fire, and other emergency vehicles. The new convenience store, carwash, and trash enclosure would be equipped with automatic fire suppression systems (sprinklers). Structures would be required to meet the requirements of the California Building Code, Fire Code, other applicable City codes, and State of California energy and accessibility requirements. Site specific soils analyses would be conducted in conjunction with the building permit review. Therefore, the City Council finds that the plan has been designed to incorporate adequate public safety measures. 7. Whether the plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD District: The proposed PUD development plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD district. One of these purposes is to ensure that the desires of the developer and the community are understood and approved prior to commencement of construction. The City Council finds that the proposed Project implements the purposes of the PUD ordinance by providing structures that are well-designed and sited on the subject property. In addition, the project fulfills the desires of the applicant, and meets the City's General Plan goals and policies. The City Council finds that through the PUD process], the proposed Project has provided residents, the applicant, and the City with a development plan that optimizes the re-use of this site in a sensitive manner. Therefore, the City Council finds the proposed Project conforms to the purposes of the PUD District. SECTION 4. With respect to the approval of the Conditional Use Permit (Case P18- 0332), the City Council makes the following findings as required by Section 18.124.070 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code: 1. The location of the proposed 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. As conditioned, the Project would be consistent with these objectives. One purpose of the Commercial District is to provide opportunities for retail markets, offices, service establishments, amusement establishments, and wholesale businesses to concentrate for the convenience of the public and in mutually beneficial relationship to each other. The Project would be operated on a site that currently allows commercial uses. The convenience store and fuel station are existing uses on the site. The proposed drive- through carwash would be compatible with the surrounding commercial and office uses. The convenience store would continue its 24-hour operation and alcohol sales will be limited to the hours of 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. per State law. The proposed carwash would operate from 7 a.m.-10 p.m. The City Council finds that the proposed hours of operation and uses would be compatible with the surrounding commercial businesses and would not impact nearby residential uses. The applicant will be required to mitigate any future nuisances which may occur as a result of the Project.