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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2004-37 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF MARY KAY BERG/ ACHIEVEMENT LEARNING CENTER FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-112 WHEREAS, Mary Kay Berg/Achievement Learning Center has applied for conditional use permit to operate a private tutorial school in the existing building located at 231 Old Bernal Avenue, Suite 1; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is "0" (Office) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of June 9, 2004, the Plarming Commission considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff concerning this application; and WHEREAS, projects of this nature are categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, the Plarming 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 of the zoning ordinance include fostering a harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses; protecting existing land use from inharmonious influences and harmful intrusions; and insuring that public and private lands ultimately are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and beneficial to the City as a whole. The subject after-school learning center provides individual and small group tutoring sessions in an enclosed area. This subject business has been in operation since 1996 without any land use conflict with other businesses in the surrounding area but has now expanded. Allowing it to continue to operate under the attached conditions would be consistent with the above-cited objectives. The subject site is zoned Office District, and it is in the Downtown Revitalization District. Its operation should not interfere with other businesses in the same building or surrounding businesses' ability to operate. No complaints have been received regarding its operation since July 1996. Furthermore, the applicant will be required to mitigate any nuisances that may occur as a result of the tutoring business. Therefore, this finding can be made.