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P23-0389; 6668 Owens Drive Planning Commission 6 of 7 Engineering Division has recommended a condition of approval requiring all parents/guardians to park in an available parking space when dropping off or picking up students. Double parking, parking in drive aisles, and curbside drop-off and pick-up would be prohibited. Parking There are 50 parking spaces on-site shared with the existing martial arts studio on the first floor. Based on the martial arts studio’s current schedule, its classes start at 4p.m. when the proposed instructional facility concludes at 3:30 p.m. The martial art studio’s morning sessions conclude at 8:45 a.m. when classes at the proposed facility start at 9:15 a.m. The offsetting schedules of the existing tenant and the incoming tenant if the CUP is approved help avoid parking lot congestion. To ensure the proposed instructional facility would not cause parking issues, staff has included a condition of approval which allows the Director of Community Development to refer the use permit back to the Planning Commission for possible mitigation measures should issues/concerns are brought to staff’s attention. Possible mitigating conditions could include reducing the number of students and/or modifying the arrival/departure times. Maximum Occupancy and Duration The Fire Marshal of Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) visited the project site. Given the existing two-story building is not equipped with an automatic fire suppression system, the proposed instructional facility is for students in grades K-8th and is on the second floor of the building, the Fire Marshal requires the following:  A fire alarm system to be installed, inspected, and approved by LPFD prior to occupancy;  The maximum occupancy at the facility be capped at 49 people, a total number of students, teachers/staff, and visitors combined; and  The maximum duration for the proposal facility to occupy the facility without an automatic sprinkler system is 2 years from the date of the occupancy. Staff has included these requirements as conditions of approval. ALTERNATIVES As outlined in the above analysis staff believes the use, as proposed and conditioned, would be compatible with the other uses in the vicinity and not create adverse impacts, and recommends the Planning Commission approve the project as proposed and conditioned. However, alternatives to the proposal could be considered by the Planning Commission include: 1. Approval of the proposal subject to the recommended conditions of approval; or 2. Denial of the proposal; or 3. Approval of the proposal with modified hours, number of tutoring sessions, number of students, etc. PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENTS Notices of this application were sent to surrounding property owners and tenants within a 1,000-foot radius of the site. At the time this report was published, staff has not received any public comments about the project.