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THE CITY OF <br /> PLANNING COMMISSION <br /> mom 2,,, <br /> pLEASANTON. MEETING MINUTES <br /> DRAFT <br /> Wednesday, September 9, 2020 <br /> This meeting was conducted via teleconference in accordance with Governor Newsom's Executive <br /> Orders N-20-20 and N-35-20 and COVID-19 pandemic protocols. <br /> CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND ROLL CALL <br /> The teleconference meeting of the Planning Commission of September 9, 2020 was called to <br /> order at 7:02 p.m. by Chair Ritter. <br /> The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chair Ritter. <br /> Staff Members Present: Ellen Clark, Director of Community Development; Melinda Denis, <br /> Planning and Permit Center Manager; Julie Harryman, Assistant <br /> City Attorney; Eric Luchini, Associate Planner; Stefanie Ananthan, <br /> Recording Secretary <br /> Commissioners Present: Commissioners Nancy Allen, Jack Balch, Justin Brown, Greg <br /> O'Connor, Brandon Pace, and Chair Herb Ritter <br /> Commissioners Absent: None <br /> AGENDA AMENDMENTS <br /> There were no agenda amendments. <br /> CONSENT CALENDAR - Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted by one <br /> motion unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received from the Planning <br /> Commission or a member of the public by submitting a speaker card for that item. <br /> 1. Actions of the City Council <br /> 2. Actions of the Zoning Administrator <br /> 3. P20-0623 and P20-0624, Gabriela Marks, Marks Architects, Inc. for Jinglebells LLC, <br /> 4210 Rosewood Drive - Applications for Conditional Use Permit and Design Review <br /> approvals to demolish an existing oil change facility and construct an approximately 2,053- <br /> square-foot freestanding Taco Bell drive-through restaurant and related site improvements <br /> on "Pad B" within Phase Ill of the Rose Pavilion Shopping Center. Zoning is PUD-C <br /> (Planned Unit Development— Commercial) District. <br /> Planning Commission Minutes Page 1 of 3 September 9, 2020 <br />Commission in its decision on <br /> the proposal? <br /> Commissioner Allen requested feedback from the Pleasanton Downtown Association (PDA). <br /> Commissioner Balch requested additional information on a single lift and tandem parking. He <br /> asked if the applicant could reduce commercial on the front property to reduce the parking <br /> requirements. Ms. Campbell explained that, under the DSP, there could be no net loss in <br /> commercial square footage. <br /> Commissioner Balch added that he respected the points of the other Commissioners and felt <br /> the lift was a creative solution. He reiterated there was no parking structure, though money has <br /> been collected for it, and additional parking in downtown was necessary. He expressed his <br /> hope the applicant would come back with a design that addressed the majority's desires. <br /> Planning Commission Minutes Page 8 of 9 August 26, 2020 <br />as out of place with the building in front and should be Craftsman-style. <br /> Commissioner O'Connor agreed stating it should fit the front building and downtown area. <br /> Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 9 August 26, 2020 <br />ation on what configurations would be <br /> considered ground floor residential. Ms. Clark explained a story or two above a garage was <br /> considered ground floor residential. A residential unit above a commercial would not be <br /> considered ground floor residential or be subject to those related policy requirements. <br /> Commissioner Balch pointed out page 53 of the DSP. Ms. Clark suggested any effort to <br /> circumvent the ground floor residential parking requirement (such as elevating the unit, would <br /> Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 9 August 26, 2020 <br />t 26, 2020 <br />