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Resolution 05-078 Page Two WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on October 4, 2005, at which time the appellant, the applicant, and other members of the public presented evidence regarding this application; and WHEREAS, after a review of the materials presented, the City Council finds that the proposed conditional use is not appropriate for the site for the following reasons: Paseo Navarro is a horseshoe shaped residential street and the property in question is along the flat end of the horseshoe between two "blind" corners according to the neighbors. Children are brought to/picked up from the daycare primarily by car, usually between 7:00 and 8:30 in the morning and between 4:30 and 6:00 in the afternoon. Evidence in the record and common experience indicate that parents and others bringing children to such facilities are often in a hurry (to get to work, to drop other children off at school, etc.) and do not always observe the speed limit for a residential neighborhood street; violate Vehicle Code provisions by tailgating, making illegal U-turns, leaving cars unoccupied with the engines rnnning and doors open; and do not observe the parking requirements (cars double parked or parked on the wrong side of the street, etc.). In addition to the current Sutton small day care facility, there exists along Paseo Navarro three other small day care facilities which allow up to eight children. Allowing up to six more children, and at least one employee, at the Sutton site will create additional traffic in a residential neighborhood already burdened by traffic from the Sutton's current day care and the three other existing day care facilities and has the potential to create a traffic hazard in this neighborhood. Moreover, there are no enforceable conditions of approval that would ensure the safety of all persons affected by the proposed use. Therefore, it would not be in the interest of public safety or welfare to add this incremental traffic to this traffic impacted neighborhood and approving this application would not be consistent with the zoning regulations for the zoning district of the property nor with Chapter 18.124 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code. In addition, neighbors had expressed concern about the level of noise, especially when the children played outside in the front yard, because the back yard was not available to the daycare children due to the presence of the applicant's pool and spa.