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,vi I.. :, ;~ ~'.~,~~f .~,' .~ ;/' The Thuse's existing daycare has been in operation at the current location for two years. Under State law, a small family daycare home, such as the existing facility, is exempt from discretionary review by the local jurisdiction. The State requires that the City review and approve the request for a large family daycare. The city has reviewed the project to determine its consistency with the zoning regulations. The applicant is proposing hours of operation as Monday through Friday, from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. The applicant plans to maintain the existing operational schedule of playtime and activities as stated in the attached narrative. As a part of the expansion, the applicant will hire at least one additional employee to assist with the daily facility operations when the enrollment triggers the necessity for an additional staff member per State requirements. No group transportation to or from the daycare facility is being proposed; the children would be dropped-off and picked-up by their parents. A Zoning Administrator hearing was requested by concerned neighbors based on concerns of traffic, noise, facility use, and the appropriateness of conducting a large family daycare business in this residential area. Concerns were also raised that disclosure of a daycare facility in the vicinity could affect property values. Due to the quantity of public concerns the Zoning Administrator elevated the project to the Planning Commission review level. The Planning Commission has the authority to determine if the proposal meets the large family daycare requirements as addresses in the Pleasanton Municipal Code related to spacing between large family daycare facilities, traffic, parking, noise, and fire safety requirements, as outlined in section III of this report. II. SITE DESCRIPTION The project site is located in a detached, single-family development off Gibraltar Drive. The development contains private streets and commonly owned and maintained facilities (open space, play equipment, and pool). The subject site is near the entrance of the development from San Marco Way, at the transition of Appian Street into Genovesio Drive (Attachment No.1). The applicant has an approximately 3,550 square-foot lot, with an approximately 1,927 square- foot detached single-family home. The applicant's lot contains four (4) on-site parking and one (1) curbside space directly in front of the residence. III. ANALYSIS Staff has assessed the requirements for a large family daycare as outlined in Chapter 18. 124.240(A-E) of the Pleasanton Municipal Code. Staff has provided the code wording and a brief discussion on each standard: A. Spacing: No large family day care home shall be approved if the site of the proposed use is located within three hundred feet (300') of the exterior boundary of another large family day Case No. PDUP-8 Planning Commission Page 2