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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2004-47 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF JANICE CLARK/STEPS COMMUNITY PREP SCHOOL FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-125 WHEREAS, Janice Clark/STEPS Community Prep School has applied for conditional use permit to operate an after-school private tutorial facility in an existing building located at 4625 First Street, Suite 255; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD-C-O (Plarmed Unit Development - Commercial- Office) District, Downtown Revitalization District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of July 28, 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: I. The proposed location of the conditional use is in accordance with the objectives of the zoning ordinance and the purpose ofthe 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 proposed after-school tutorial center would provide academic instruction lessons to local middle school and high school students. In the past, the City has allowed similar uses to be located in the Downtown area. None of these after-school tutoring-oriented businesses has created any impacts on surrounding businesses. The subject site is zoned PUD-C-O (Planned Unit Development - Commercial-Office) District, and it is in the Downtown Revitalization District, where it is surrounded by a mix of office/commercial/personal services meso Based on the proposal, the tutorial center is considered to be a quiet use as instructions would be provided at a low-volume voice level, and students would focus on intensive academic tutoring. In addition, three of the four scheduled tutoring sessions would be held after 5: 15 p.m. when office uses on the subject site would be closed. The proposed tutoring center, therefore, would not be disruptive to the neighboring businesses/tenants, and this finding can be made. ., -