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ATTACHMENT 3 THE CITY OF Planning Commission Agenda Report os iIIIPPIMMIlarli .a LEASANTON . February 10, 2021 Item 6 SUBJECT: P21-0033 APPLICANT: Jennifer Van Wegen, Iron Horse Real Estate PROPERTY OWNER: Terrell A. Bass PURPOSE: Appeal of the Director of Community Development's determination denying an exception to the Active Ground Floor Use Requirement for Iron Horse Real Estate within a ground floor tenant space LOCATION: 550 Main Street GENERAL PLAN: Retail/Highway/Service Commercial, Business and Professional Offices SPECIFIC PLAN: Downtown Specific Plan - Downtown Commercial Land Use Designation with Active Ground Floor Use Overlay ZONING: C-C (Central Commercial), Active Ground-Floor Overlay EXHIBITS: A. Draft Resolution Denying Appeal B. Appeal Letter/Floor Plan dated "Received January 14, 2021" C. Draft Resolution Granting Appeal D. Location and Notification Map STAFF RECOMMENDATION Consider the additional information provided by the applicant with respect to inclusion of a retail component of the business in addition to the office use within the tenant space, and on this basis, whether an exception to the Active Ground Floor Use is required. If the Planning Commission determines an exception is required based on the characteristics of the proposed use, staff recommends the Planning Commission deny the appeal, thereby upholding the Director of Community Development's determination, based on the findings in Exhibit A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The applicant is appealing the Director of Community Development's determination denying an exception to the Active Ground Floor Use Requirement. The denial was based on two separate but related considerations: 1) The applicability of the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) and Pleasanton Municipal Code's (PMC) Active Ground Floor Use requirements, meaning it was P21-0033, 550 Main Street Planning Commission 1 of 8