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Ordinance No 2222 Page 3 of 4 EXHIBIT A CHAPTER 18.08 DEFINITIONS 18.08.017 Active ground-floor uses "Active ground-floor uses" are those that promote an active pedestrian environment on the ground floor of a commercial building and attract walk-in customers. Active ground-floor uses include retail establishments, restaurants, bars and brew pubs, art and craft 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. Active ground-floor uses do not include personal services. CHAPTER 18.81 ACTIVE GROUND-FLOOR OVERLAY DISTRICT 18.81.010 Purpose. In addition to the objectives prescribed in the underlying district, the active ground-floor overlay district is included in this title to achieve the following purposes: A. To provide a balanced physical environment conducive to pedestrian activity and a walkable street network; and B. To enable uses that support a vibrant, pedestrian-oriented experience throughout much of the day and evening and are a defining component of downtown Pleasanton. 18.81.020 Applicability. This district shall apply to all properties within the areas designated as active ground-floor overlay district within the downtown specific plan, except as modified by the following: A. The overlay shall not apply to tenant spaces with a storefront whose primary access is not from Main Street or another street designated with the overlay (as depicted in the Downtown Specific Plan Land Use Diagram). B. For buildings that have multiple tenant spaces, the requirements of the overlay shall only apply to the tenant spaces with frontage on Main Street or a street designated with the overlay (as depicted in the Downtown Specific Plan Land Use Diagram). C. All uses in a tenant space accommodating multiple uses shall meet the definition of active uses in Section 18.08. D. The overlay shall not apply to buildings containing banks or financial institutions existing as of the date of adoption of this chapter, and purpose-built for such uses. 18.81.030 Underlying zoning. All uses shall comply with the regulations prescribed in Chapter 18.44 of this title and the underlying district, except as otherwise described by this chapter. 18.81.040 Procedure for obtaining approval of use. A. In response to an application for zoning certificate approval for tenant spaces subject to the active ground floor use overlay. and notwithstanding chapter 18.12 of this title. the director of community development may request additional information to verify the proposed use is