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No action was taken. f. City of Pleasanton Inclusionarv Zoning Ordinance Review of the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance to determine its effectiveness and any potential changes needed to assure that the ordinance is facilitating in the City's affordable housing priorities. The Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance, adopted by the City Council in November, 2002, establishes criteria for providing affordable housing in new housing developments. This item was continued to the Planning Commission meeting of June 23, 2004. 7. MATTERS INITIATED BY COMMISSION MEMBERS a. Discussion of "Vision Pleasanton" brochure. This item was continued to the Planning Commission meeting of June 23, 2004. Day Care Facility for Disabled Children at Valley Trails Drive Commissioner Fox wished to discuss a facility operated out of a home on Valley Trails Drive to which the Regional Center of the East Bay referred disabled children, mainly under the age of three for speech and other therapies. The facility is called "Happy Talkers" and is operated by Chazlene and Mitch Sigman. She noted that this facility was partially funded by the State Department of Developmental Services under the Lanterman Act and added that an azticle had been published about the home-based facility in the Pleasanton Weekly in September, 2003. She noted that four to six children were served in the facility at a time. After the children reach the age of three, the School District often keeps the students from Pleasanton in the facility. She noted that she understood that the facility was visited by a new Code Enforcement Officer approximately two-and- a-half weeks ago following a complaint from a City employee who had discovered that there were some zoning issues regazding the number of children on-site. In subsequent conversations, the Sigmans relayed to Commissioner Fox that they believed they were told by the new Code Enforcement Officer, who is on vacation until June 14, 2004, that they must close. They also believed that they would not be able to operate the facility in Pleasanton in the future and planned to move to Dublin. The Sigmans had been in business for four years in that location. She added that Brian Swift< Planning Director, had not been awaze of this situation and had indicated that there were lazge day care facilities (7 to 12 or 14 children) within the City zoned in residential azeas. She noted that this facility was licensed by the State. She noted that the Sigmans were unable to get a large day caze facility zoning permit because they must get permission from the property owner, who has been very wary of further involvement because of the enforcement action. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES June 9, 2004 Page 15 of 19