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ATTACHMENT 3 <br /> THE CITY OF Planning Commission <br /> --= — � �--� Agenda Report_ <br /> maga -n HI i ® WM 1 t 11 <br /> LEASANTON July 28, 2021 <br /> Item 3 <br /> SUBJECT: P21-0636 and P21-0637 <br /> APPLICANT: City of Pleasanton <br /> PROPERTY OWNER: Various <br /> PURPOSE: Consider amendments to the Downtown Specific Plan and <br /> Chapters 18.08 and 18.81 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code <br /> regarding the Active Ground Floor Use Overlay <br /> LOCATION: Active Ground Floor Use Overlay, Downtown Pleasanton <br /> GENERAL PLAN: Various <br /> SPECIFIC PLAN: Various <br /> ZONING: Various <br /> EXHIBITS: A. Draft Resolution with Draft Changes to Downtown Specific <br /> Plan and Pleasanton Municipal Code <br /> B. June 1, 2021, City Council Agenda Report, with <br /> Attachment 2 <br /> C. Public Comments <br /> STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br /> Staff recommends that the Planning Commission consider amendments to the Downtown <br /> Specific Plan (DSP) and to Chapters 18.08 and 18.81 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code <br /> (PMC) regarding the Active Ground Floor Use Overlay and provide a recommendation to City <br /> Council. <br /> EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br /> The updated DSP was adopted by City Council on August 20, 2019. The updated DSP <br /> includes an overlay referred to as the Active Ground Floor Use Overlay (AGFUO) and <br /> establishes policy regarding active ground floor uses that prohibits non-active uses on the <br /> ground floor along Main Street. Active ground floor uses are defined as uses that promote an <br /> active pedestrian environment on the ground floor of a commercial building, including retail <br /> establishments and restaurants. <br /> Although active ground floor uses are generally required within the overlay, a non-active use <br /> may occupy a ground floor tenant space even though it is subject to the requirements of the <br /> overlay, subject to meeting specific criteria. A limited number of other exceptions are provided <br />