_Minutes_August 11, 2021 - Laserfiche WebLink

THE CITY OF ,u =IPLANNING COMMISSION _pLEASANTON MEETING MINUTES DRAFT Wednesday, August 11, 2021 This meeting was conducted via teleconference in accordance with Governor Newsom's Executive Orders N-20-20 and N-35-20 and COVID-19 pandemic protocols. CALL TO ORDER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, AND ROLL CALL The teleconference meeting of the Planning Commission of August 11, 2021 was called to order at 7:01 p.m. by Chair Brown. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commissioner Pace. Staff Members Present: Ellen Clark, Director of Community Development; Melinda Denis, Planning and Permit Center Manager; Julie Harryman, Assistant City Attorney; Jenny Soo, Associate Planner; Stefanie Ananthan, Recording Secretary Commissioners Present: Commissioners Nancy Allen, Matt Gaidos, Ken Morgan, Jeff Nibert, Brandon Pace and Chair Justin Brown Commissioners Absent: None AGENDA AMENDMENTS There were no agenda amendments. CONSENT CALENDAR - Consent Calendar items are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion unless a request for removal for discussion or explanation is received from the Planning Commission or a member of the public by submitting a speaker card for that item. 1. Actions of the Zoning Administrator 2. Approve the meeting minutes of July 14, 2021 Commissioner Allen added to the last sentence of the first paragraph following closure of the public hearing comment period on page 8 by adding "the applicant agreed to do this" to read "Commissioner Allen requested the applicant work with the neighbor to ensure all concerns were rectified; the applicant agreed to do this." Planning Commission Minutes Page 1 of 3 August 11, 2021 urces and requested the Commission email staff. Planning Commission Minutes Page 8 of 9 July 28, 2021 llen's suggestion. Commissioner Allen moved to recommend approval of Cases P21-0636 and P21-0637 with modifications to: 1) require that the entirety of a tenant space subject to the Active Ground Floor Use Overlay (AGFUO) be occupied with an active use (i.e., remove the provision for multiple uses in a single tenant space, meaning that the entirety of a space be required to be occupied by an active use); and 2) clarify policies related to vacancy such that the language specifically indicates the vacancy as commencing at the end of a lease; and to require evidence of marketing to include posting of a leasing sign at the site and an active listing; plus other measures to demonstrate proactive marketing of the tenant space. Additionally, the Commission recommended that as a future discussion item, consider expanding the range of non-active uses that would be allowed to occupy ground floor tenant spaces after a six-month long vacancy to, for example, potentially include Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 9 July 28, 2021 ibility would be allowed under the six-month vacancy if the percentage went from 60- to 100-percent. Ms. Clark explained that any use could be located on the property if the tenant space was vacant for more than six months. Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 9 July 28, 2021 the pros and cons of broadening the overlay and excluding personal services from active use. Ms. Clark stated it was not discussed at the most recent City Council or Planning Commission meetings but was discussed when the item was considered by the Chamber of Commerce and PDA. She stated other cities had allowed and some had excluded personal services. She summarized the discussion regarding massage businesses that arose during the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) update, and concerns then about an overabundance of personal services. She Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 9 July 28, 2021