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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF YI_EASAN'rON ALAMEDA COiJNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO_ PC-2005-60 12_ESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDI"1'IONAL USE PERMIT FOR CATHY HIRATA AND SANDY GASLENZ, WHERE MUSK BEGINS, AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-147 WHEREAS, Cathy liirata and Sandy Gablenz, Where Music Begins, have applied for a conditional use permit to operate a music studio in the existing building located at 5460 Sunol Boulevard, Suites 3 and 4; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) District; and W IIEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of December 1 4, 2005, the Planning 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 Planning Commission made the following findings: "I'he proposed location of the conditional use is in accordance with the o bj ectivcs of the zoning ordinance and the purpose of the district in which the site is located- "1'he objectives of the zoning ordinance include fostering a harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses; protecting existing land use from infiarmonious influences and fiarn~ful intrusions; and ensuring that public; and private lands ultimately are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and beneficial to the City as a whole- The subject music studio provides music lessons in an enclosed area. Additionally, soundproofing would be added to the common wall shared by the music studio and the immediately adjoining tenant to minimize noise irnpacts_ Tfie proposed use would be compatible in the building atid, with the proposed conditions of approval, will be operated in a manner consistent with the above-cited objectives. The site of the proposed use is located in the Oak Hills Shopping Center, which permits a variety of conznzercial, personal service, and office uses. Establishing a music studio in this shopping center would he in accordance: with the purposes of the C-N zoning district to provide locations to offer commodities and services to residents of Pleasanton and the surrounding residential neighborhood. The proposed conditions of approval for the project would give the City the appropriate controls to ensure that the use does not have any negative impacts on