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Resolution No. PC-96-69 Page 2 2. Granting the variance will not constitute a grant of special privilege inconsistent with the limitation on other properties classified in the same zoning district. The Downtown design regulations prevent the placement of the required open space area for the three units facing Main Street. The applicants' situation is unique and will not set a precedent as it is the first project to include residential units on the second floor of a Main Street building since the creation of the Downtown Design Guidelines in 1985. Furthermore, none of the other existing apartment units fronting on Main Street provide the required open space areas. 3. Granting the variance will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare, or materially injurious to properties or improvements in the vicinity. The three apartment units in question will provide adequate air and light for the tenants. Furthermore, the Downtown location of the apartment units is unique in that it would provide alternate locations for tenants to fulfill any open space needs (e.g., in the plaza area of the subject property, on the Main Street sidewalk benches, at the several nearby parks that are within walking distance of the subject site, etc.). Furthermore, the inclusion of open space for the three units in question would detract from the architecture of the building and the character of the Downtown. The lack of open space would not pose a threat to the public safety. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES THE FOLLOWING: Section 1. Approves Case V-96-13, the application of Branagh Development for a variance from the Municipal Code to allow the construction of three apartment dwelling units without the required private open space, located at 349 Main Street. Section 2. This resolution shall become effective 15 days after its passage and adoption.