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RESOLUTION NO. 22-1280 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A DESIGN REVIEW AT 218 RAY STREET, AS FILED UNDER CASE NO. P20-1053 WHEREAS, on December 18, 2020, Wassim Naguib applied for Design Review (DR) approval to construct a new 1,069 square-foot two-story residential unit behind an existing commercial building located at 218 Ray Street; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is C-C (Central Commercial) District and is within the Downtown Revitalization, Core Area Overlay, and Downtown Specific Plan area; and WHEREAS, the new building and exterior site modifications require Design Review approval; and WHEREAS, the project is categorically exempt (Section 15301, Class 1) from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, on August 26, 2020, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed workshop and discussed the project and provided feedback on the application; and WHEREAS, at its meeting on December 8, 2021, the Planning Commission held a duly- noticed public hearing and continued the project, without discussion, to January 12, 2022; and WHEREAS, on January 12, 2022, the Planning Commission held a public hearing having considered relevant exhibits, recommendations of the City staff, and public testimony, and denied the application by a vote of 3-2; and WHEREAS, on January 27, 2022, the applicant appealed the Planning Commission's determination; and WHEREAS, on March 1, 2022, the City Council held a public hearing having considered relevant exhibits, determination of the Planning Commission, recommendations of City staff, and public testimony, and approved the subject application, subject to Conditions of Approval. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER THE FOLLOWING: SECTION 1. Findings for Design Review Approval (P20-1053) With respect to the approval of the Design Review application, P20-1053, the City Council makes the following findings and determinations with respect to each of the criteria for approval of Design Review as required by Section 18.20.030 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC): 1. Preservation of the natural beauty of the City and the project site's relationship to it; 2. Appropriate relationship of the proposed building to its site, including transition with the streetscape, public view of the buildings, and scale of the buildings within its site and adjoining buildings;