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Assistant City Attorney Lynn Tracy Nerland advised that any further discussion of this item did not fall within the noticing requirements, because it was not agendized. 4. REVISIONS AND OMISSIONS TO THE AGENDA Mr. Iserson advised that Items 6.b. would be continued indefinitely, and that Item 6.e. was withdrawn by the applicant. MATTERS CONTINUED FOR DECISION There were none. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS a_ PRZ-7, City of Pleasanton Application to amend the Pleasanton Municipal Code to provide for a generator siting ordinance that would establish locational requirements, design requirements, operation requirements, noise requirements, and City review procedures for electricity generator Facilities. More specifically, the ordinance would establish requirements and review procedures for the following types of Facilities: turbines and engines that generate electricity, emergency backup generators, fuel cell facilities, photovoltaic facilities, and wind energy facilities. Nuclear power iacilities would not be allowed. The Planning Commission will also consider the Negative Declaration prepared for the project. Robin Eisenwinter presented the staff report, and noted that she was staff to the Energy Advisory Group. She noted that the ordinance would establish requirements in City review procedures for electricity generator facilities, particularly turbines and engines that generate electricity, emergency backup generators, fuel cell facilities, photovoltaic facilities, and wind energy facilities. The exceptions to this requirement would be the regional commercial mall and automobile commercial zoning districts_ Power plants are currently allowed in every zoning district within Pleasanton, and some zoning districts such as the residential districts_ A use permit ~riust be granted before a facility may be installed_ Currently, if a proposed power plant would be visible, design review would be required_ There were no current specific standards for power plants with respect to noise, facility size, air pollution, allowable Fuels, odor, truck routing, wastewater, glare, hours of testing. Ms. Eisenwinter advised that a key element of the ordinance was business sustainability, and that the ordinance allowed Pleasanton businesses to generate their own power. As proposed, businesses can construct larger power plants on their property, so long as the power produced remained on site, and the plant met certain environmental regulations. Another key element of the ordinance was incentives; as drafted, the ordinance would reduce the processing time for certain types of photovoltaic facilities Currently, all photovoltaic facilities on commercial and indusirial properties require design review- as PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 22, 2003 Page 3