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AGFUO - Public comments Shweta Bonn Senior Planner, Community Development Department D:925-931-5611 F: 925-931-5483 sho n n (a)citvofq le asa nton ca. aov City of Pleasanton P.O. Box 520, Pleasanton, CA 94566 Adopted DSP Policies Active Ground Floor Use Definition "Active ground floor use" in the DSP is defined as, "a use that promotes an active pedestrian environment on the ground floor of a commercial building, and includes retail establishments, restaurants, bars and brew pubs, art and crafts studios, and other uses determined by the director of community development to be substantially similar to the foregoing, or to have unique characteristics such that the objectives of the overlay district would be met." DSP Policies LD -P.17, Active Ground Floor Use Requirements for Multi -Tenant Buildings "For buildings that have multiple tenant spaces, apply the requirements of the Active Ground Floor Use Overlay to tenant spaces with frontage on Main Street, and certain streets within portions of the Mixed - Use -Downtown District "designated active streets." Exceptions to this requirement may be granted in accordance with LD -P.19." LD -P.18, Active Ground Floor Use Requirements for Multi -Use Spaces "For tenant spaces accommodating multiple uses, a minimum of the first 25 percent of the depth of tenant space (measured perpendicular to the fagade fronting a designated active street) must be occupied with an active use. Exceptions to this requirement may be granted, in accordance with LD - P.19,11 LD -P. 19, Exceptions to the Active Ground Floor Use Requirement "The director of community development may grant an exception to the requirements of the Active Ground Floor Use Overlay district for uses meeting any of the following criteria: • The tenant space has been vacant for a period of at least 6 months. Evidence of attempts to lease space shall be provided to the director of community development upon request. • The configuration of the tenant space is such that it would have a storefront frontage of less than 10 feet (as determined by the director of community development) on a designated active street. The tenant is located in an existing, purpose-built building containing a bank or financial institution as its primary tenant/occupant. Notice of the determination of the director of community development shall be provided to the Planning Commission, and any appeal of the decision shall be referred to the Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.44 of the PMC. In cases where an exception to the active ground floor use requirement is granted, the provisions of Chapter 18.120 of the PMC with respect to non -conforming Distributed to City Council for the September 7, 2021, meeting Page 2