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supervised by facility staff at all times. The exterior doors of the tenant space are conditioned to be closed except when being used. Based on this analysis, staff believes the proposed preschool would be compatible with the surrounding uses. Parking There are 432 on-site parking spaces shared amongst the tenants in Gateway Square Shopping Center. The overall parking ratio of the center is one parking space for every 200 square feet of floor area. Applying this parking ratio to the 2,828-square-foot tenant space, 14 parking spaces would theoretically be allocated to the tenant space. However, there are no assigned parking spaces in this shopping center. Per section 18.88.030 (E) (Schedule of off-street parking space requirements) of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC), this type of use would require one parking space for each employee, including teachers and administrators, and one space for each four students in grade 10 or above. The student parking requirement, one space for each four students, is not applicable since the children are below grade 10. With 10 staff members, 10 parking spaces would be required for the proposed use. The PMC-required parking demand for this use would be satisfied by the 14 parking spaces "allocated" to this facility based on the total tenant square-footage. Staff notes that section 18.88.030 of the PMC does not address parking demand during drop- off/pick-up times, which would be the most impacted time from a parking standpoint. Staff concludes there would be adequate parking for drop-off/pick-up given the existing parent- organized carpool system would be continued to support the proposed heritage school program and the summer choir program. In discussion with the applicant regarding the parent- organized carpool, the applicant stated the current SMA program is supported by a very strong parent group who will continue to support the proposed heritage school and summer choir programs in terms of getting students to and from the programs. As such, based on the carpool arrangements, SMA programs would need 10 parking spaces during students' drop- off/pick-up, and a total of 14 parking spaces including teachers. In situations where a student needs to arrive later or leave earlier for personal reasons thus is unable to join the carpool, additional parking spaces may be needed. To ensure on-site parking in the shopping center could support the occasional needs of a few more parking spaces, SMA staff conducted a one- week parking count for the shopping center from January 13, 2020 to January 17, 2020 between 2-7:30 p.m. The parking counts showed an average of 54% of the parking spaces within the shopping center is available. As such, the existing on-site parking at the shopping center is adequate to support the proposed programs. Please see Exhibit B for the parking counts details. However, should operational issues with the parent-organized carpool system and parking problems occur, staff has included a condition of approval which allows the Director of Community Development to refer the use permit back to the Planning Commission for possible mitigation measures (Exhibit A) Possible mitigating conditions could include reducing the number of children, modifying the arrival/departure times, etc. Traffic and Circulation The subject site is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Hopyard Road and Stoneridge Drive. Access to the site is provided from the west side of Chabot Drive, the north P20-0596, 4811 Hopyard Road, Suite G7 Planning Commission Page 6 of 8 Page 5 of 8 ed to pay prevailing wages if City monies were Planning Commission Minutes Page 4 of 10 July 14, 2021 2021