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Page 5 of 7 adjacent neighbor's residence (3520 Dennis Drive) at the shared side property line to the north, and tennis court lighting. To the latter item, the applicant/property owners commented that tennis court lighting was not being proposed. After listening to public testimony and discussing the project, the Planning Commission, on a 5-0 vote, recommended approval of the project subject to modified conditions of approval. The modifications made were principally in response to neighbor concerns, and the motion articulated these conditions in detail, such as the design of the tennis court fencing, landscaping, and property-line fencing. However, the motion was silent on several other aspects and did not reference the other staff- recommended conditions of approval. For this reason, the applicant/property owners contacted Planning staff to express their differing interpretation of the Planning Commission’s motion. In response, staff requested the item be continued from the September 19, 2023, scheduled City Council agenda, to allow further discussion with the applicant/property owners and an opportunity to clarify any points of difference. Following the August 23 hearing, in addition to meeting with staff to discuss the proposed conditions, the applicant/property owners submitted an updated narrative and more detailed plans of the tennis court, as well as photo documentation of existing evergreen landscaping along the fence line. This additional information allowed for several of the previously stated conditions to be simplified and/or removed. Although no lighting is currently proposed, the applicant requested that there be no outright prohibition on tennis court lighting, as had been stipulated in the August 23 conditions of approval. Staff was supportive of this request, noting that exterior lighting is commonplace within residential properties in Pleasanton and this neighborhood; lighting below 10 feet in height is not subject to special planning approvals, and lighting above 10 feet is also permitted, subject to Administrative Design Review. See the December 13, 2023, Planning Commission Agenda Report (Attachment 2) for further discussion of the revised conditions of approval. The Planning Commission held a second public hearing on December 13, 2023 (see Attachment 2), to review and confirm the conditions of approval, as modified, and finalize its recommendation to the City Council. Two neighbors spoke in opposition to the project, and one written comment was submitted, citing similar concerns regarding the impacts of the tennis court as had been raised at the August Planning Commission hearing, including visual impacts and fencing. Following the consideration of public testimony and deliberation on the project at the December 13, 2023, public hearing, the Planning Commission, on a 4-1 vote, voted to recommend approval of the project subject to modified conditions of approval (see Attachment 1). Consistency with General Plan and Zoning Land Uses Development on the project site is governed by the following land use designations and regulations: • General Plan: The subject property has a General Plan Land Use Designation of Low Density Residential (LDR), which allows a maximum density of less than two dwelling units per gross acre (translating to a density of 1.999…dwelling units per acre) with a Page 25 of 201