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P23-0840, 6654 Owens Drive Planning Commission 5 of 6 no records of any City-approved parking allocation agreements; therefore, all on-site parking would be shared among all building tenants on the subject site. Pursuant to Section 18.88.030 (E)(2) of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC), Schedule of off-street parking space requirements, uses such as tutoring, music or dance school require one space for each employee, including teachers and administrators, and one additional space for each two students 16 years or older. In total, KidsRobotics requires approximately 20 parking spaces (assuming about half of their students are over 16 years old). Although no spaces are formally allocated to the use, staff finds there would be adequate parking available on-site for all existing uses and the proposed tutoring use because there will be a maximum of eight staff and instructors and 75 percent of the classes will occur outside of normal business hours August through May. Based on the above parking analysis and recommended conditions of approval, staff believes the proposed tutoring use would not adversely affect parking supply at the subject site or surrounding properties and adequate parking exists on -site to accommodate all existing and proposed uses. However, should parking problems occur, 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 additional mitigation measures to be applied (Exhibit A). Possible mitigating conditions could include reducing the number of students and/or modifying the class schedule to reduce conflicts with other on-site uses and parking demand. Noise The PMC states a proposed conditional use must be in accordance with the objectives of the Zoning Ordinance. One of those objectives is to “promote the stability of existing land uses that conform with the General Plan and to protect them from inharmonious influences and harmful intrusions.” Staff anticipates the proposed tutoring facility would generate interior noise levels comparable to and no different from those of an office or light industrial use. All planned activities would be held indoors, with the exterior doors closed during operating hours. To further minimize any potential noise impacts, staff is recommending the following conditions of approval: • All exterior doors must remain closed at all times during operating hours; • Students shall not loiter outside of the building and shall be courteous and quiet when entering or leaving the parking area; and • The City shall have the right to review the project again to add mitigating conditions should any future complaints regarding noise levels occur. Such conditions could include modifying the hours of operation, reducing the number of persons allowed in the tenant space, and/or requiring sound/noise attenuation to be installed within the subject tenant space. With the inclusion of the recommended conditions above, staff believes it is unlikely the noise produced by the proposed tutoring facility would adversely affect existing or future adjacent/nearby uses or exceed the noise threshold. ALTERNATIVES As articulated above, staff believes the tutoring facility, as proposed and conditioned, is consistent with the objectives of the zoning district. However, alternatives to the proposal that could be considered by the Planning Commission include: