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concrete play area in the rear of the house. Please refer to "Exhibit A," the attached site and floor plans. The proposed hours of operation are from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday through Friday. Most children will be dropped off in the morning between 7:30 and 8:30 am and will be picked up between 4:30 and 5 :30 pm. The applicant proposes three hours of outdoor time (weather permitting) during the lO-hour working day. As required by State law, the applicant will retain another employee to assist with childcare to meet the increased need. The site is zoned single-family residential (R-I-6,500). Large family daycare homes are a conditionally permitted use in this District; therefore no rezoning or other land use modification to the property is necessary to allow the proposed project. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The project was reviewed by the Planning Commission at its meeting of May 25, 2005. Detailed information on this meeting is provided in the attached excerpt of the Planning Commission minutes. Several members of the public spoke at the hearing. Several neighbors expressed concerns regarding issues of increased traffic, speed, double-parking, safety, noise, and decreased property values. Two existing clients of the daycare spoke in favor of the expansion and stressed that the daycare is well run and the property is kept in an immaculate condition. After the public hearing was closed, Commissioners discussed possible mitigation measures to address traffic impacts. A motion was made to approve the application as conditioned by staff with the following modifications: 1. A meeting between the appropriate City representative, the neighbors, and the applicants shall be held every 45 days of the first year of operation to discuss traffic, parking, and noise issues; and 2. The neighbors and the Suttons shall be encouraged to work together regarding the number of children in the daycare. The motion resulted in a 3-2 vote approving the application as motioned. DISCUSSION General Plan/Lel!:allssues A policy in the City's General Plan Public Facilities Element is to promote human services for people of all ages to those Pleasanton residents who are in need of assistance. This includes a program (16.2) to work with local, County, State, and Federal agencies to promote and support human services for people of all ages, including childcare services. In addition, the California SR:05 :220 Page 4