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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2004-15 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF MICHAEL ZUCKER & ASSOCIATES/HENDRICK AUTOMOTIVE GROUP FOR CONDlTIONAL USE PERMlT AND DESIGN REVlEW APPROVALS, AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-107/PDR-334 WHEREAS, Michael Zucker & Associates/Hendrick Automotive Group has applied for conditional use permit and design review approvals to operate an outdoor vehicle storage yard for the property located at 3744 Old Santa Rita Road; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is C-S (Service-Commercial) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of February 25, 2004, the Planning Commission considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff concerning this application; and WHEREAS, projects ofthis nature are categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission made the following findings: 1. The proposed location of the conditional use is in accordance with the objectives of the zoning ordinance and the purpose of the district in which the site is located. The objectives stated in the zoning ordinance include fostering harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses, protecting land uses from inharmonious influences and harmful intrusions, and insuring that public and private lands are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and beneficial to the City as a whole. The proposed outdoor vehicle storage use is located on Old Santa Road, an area where the majority of the existing commercial businesses are service-/repair-oriented commercial businesses that store business suppliers and equipment in the open area. The subject lot was once used as an outdoor storage yard for a cable company. Continuing to use the subject site as an outdoor storage yard for vehicles would be similar to the previously approved storage yard for a cable company. In addition, although operating without use permit approval, the subject site has been used in the past years as an outdoor vehicle storage yard, and staff has not receive any complaints regarding its operation. If managed in a same manner as it currently is, the outdoor vehicle storage use would be consistent with the above-cited objectives. With the proposed on-site and off-site improvements, such as a new storm drain system, new sidewalk per City standards, and new landscaping, the conditions and appearance ofthe subject lot would be improved significantly, and the proposed improvement would make the lot suitable for the use. Thus, the proposed use would be in accordance with the object of the zoning ordinance and the purpose of the district in which the site is located, and this finding can be made.