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Resolution No. PC-2024-18 Page Two influences and harmful intrusions, and ensure that public and private lands ultimately are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and beneficial to the City as a whole. As conditioned, staff finds the proposed preschool would be consistent with these objectives. The proposed preschool would be conducted so as to not impact or interfere with the surrounding uses in that the number of students, hours of operation, pick-up and drop-off procedures, and staffing levels will not generate substantial noise or parking demand. The subject site is zoned PUD-I/C-O (Planned Unit Development – Industrial/Commercial-Office) District, which generally has the characteristics of the City's O (Office) District. One purpose of the O District is to protect offices from noise, disturbances, traffic hazards, safety hazards, and other objectionable influences incidental to certain commercial uses. As conditioned, staff finds the proposed preschool would be consistent with the Zoning Ordinance objectives and O District purpose in that it would be operated so as to not impact or interfere with the surrounding office uses. The proposed preschool will be operated primarily indoors and on a property with adequate circulation and parking to support the use. The applicant will also be required to mitigate any future nuisances that may occur as a result of the proposed use. Therefore, staff believes this finding can be made. B.That the proposed location of the conditional use and the conditions under which it would be operated or maintained will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to the properties or improvements in the vicinity. Academic facilities, including preschools, are a common use within or near office areas in Pleasanton. The City's experience shows that these uses generally make "good neighbors." Preschools generally do not subject surrounding uses to heavy truck traffic, hazardous odors, high noise levels, or other objectionable influences. If the recommended conditions of approval are met, staff finds the preschool will not detrimentally impact surrounding uses. All streets around the subject site are designed per City standards to provide safe ingress and egress into and out of the site. In addition, staff believes the preschool will have adequate off-street parking to meet project demand. Conditions have also been included that would require the applicant to mitigate any future nuisances as a result of the proposed use. Therefore, staff believes this finding can be made. C.That the proposed conditional use will comply with each of the applicable provisions of the zoning ordinance. The site's PUD-I/C-O (Planned Unit Development – Industrial/Commercial-Office) District zoning conditionally permits the establishment of preschools. In addition, the preschool complies with all relevant sections of the zoning ordinance. Granting a CUP to the preschool would be consistent with the City's ability to regulate zoning as listed in