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One of the primary concerns in reviewing a CUP application is the effect of a proposed use on surrounding uses. The other uses within the immediate vicinity are primarily professional offices, which generally operate Monday through Friday during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., as outlined in Exhibit B). The proposed religious facility would be compatible with these existing uses in that the less intensive activities, with a lower number of anticipated congregants (up to 85) would occur during normal business hours; whereas peak uses would occur when the other existing businesses are closed (i.e. after 6:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and on weekends). In Pleasanton, religious facilities have become a common use in and around business parks and they are typically regarded as compatible uses. The Planning Commission has previously approved other religious facilities in similar settings such as Hacienda and Valley Business Park. Many of these existing religious facilities have been operating for a number of years, without reported issues. Furthermore, the applicant has been operating at Foothill High School without any apparent adverse impacts on the surrounding residents, since no complaints have been reported to the City. Therefore, if the CUP were granted, staff believes the use would be compatible with the surrounding uses. Should future problems arise with the proposed use, the City would have the ability to bring the application back to the Planning Commission for mitigation, or possible permit revocation, if necessary. Based on the discussion above, staff believes such an action would be unlikely. In addition, staff has included conditions of approval that will ensure the proposed use would not generate noise, traffic, or parking shortages such that surrounding uses would be adversely affected. Therefore, from a land use perspective, staff finds the proposed use to be acceptable on the subject site, as conditioned. Traffic and Circulation The Traffic Engineering Division has reviewed the project narrative and plans prepared for the proposed religious facility, and has determined the proposed hours of operation, planned activities and the associated number of congregants and staff would not have a significant impact on existing traffic levels. Additionally, the activities for the proposed religious facility would not coincide with the peak AM/PM peak hour traffic levels for the other uses at the subject site and the surrounding area. However, should the applicant wish to increase the proposed congregant numbers for the planned activities and/or alter the hours stated in its narrative, review by the City's Traffic Engineer would be required to assess whether a traffic study would be required and whether payment of traffic fees and implementation of other mitigation measures would be warranted. Parking There are 68 dedicated parking spaces on the subject site. With a floor area of approximately 33,788 square feet, the parking ratio at the subject site would equate to one space for every 497 square feet of floor area. With the proposed religious facility occupying the entire building, all 68 parking spaces would, theoretically, be allocated to the proposed religious facility. Other parking is dedicated/allocated to respective buildings and tenants adjacent to the subject site, with no parking agreements found on file to indicate that parking is shared or otherwise allocated. P19-0190 and P19-0191, 7139 Koll Center Parkway Planning Commission 4 of 9