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ATTACHMENT 5 Appeal to Planning commission denying P20-1053 project due to parking deficiency. Project address: 218 Ray St., Pleasanton, CA, 94566 01/27/2022 Dear City Council members, The project proposal is to add a 2 -bedrooms, only 1,069 sq. ft unit at the back of the parking lot, providing 2 carport parking spots dedicated to the residential unit. All architectural features and Landscaping were configured to the approval of the City Staff and PC. However, on the existing commercial building side, the site will be deficient by one- half parking spot that rounds up to 1 full spot. The PC denied the project pushing approval of in -lieu fees that was suggested by City Staff to the City council approval. We are appealing the denying of the project by the PC on its meeting on January 12th, 2022. City Staff were in approval of paying in -lieu fees as this has been approved recently on other commercial projects in the C -C zone, City staff has examples to present to the City council. Ours immediate neighbors of the 216 Ray St. and Adobe Plaza owner next door were supportive to the project sending letters of support, as we never caused parking issues or overflow from our site to theirs. As owners and developers, we are appealing for that decision requesting to pay in Lieu parking fees for the one spot at the Council discretional approval which was honored to other projects in the past. At the Planning commission meeting, members were divided and pushed the issue of the in -lieu fee approval to the City Council. During the meeting City Staff and owner advised the PC that instead of going back and forth, to go ahead and vote whether deny or approve the project so we can go raise the issue to the City Council for final decision. FYI, in the past 20 years, our property site at 218 Ray St. was approved before -may be twice- for a number of residential units to be incorporated on site in the yr. around 1990 and in yr.2006 for much bigger square footage of residential unit, not just one unit that is only 1,000 sq. ft! Owners are asking the City Council to pay in lieu parking fees for that one parking spot that is deficient on the commercial building side dedicating the 2 added carport parking spots that are under the unit for its residents. The developer of that project and owners are offering, in exchange, to provide and open our whole commercial parking lot to be used by all members of the public during weekends (Saturday and Sunday). This way we help the community and the central core area to use this area and park in our parking lot to access the shops and dine outside in the downtown area c -c zone, helping the local businesses. We are willing to help the community by helping to solve the parking issue in Pleasanton downtown during the weekends.