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PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION At its meeting of January 24, 2007, the Planning Commission unanimously approved the project (Exhibit A) with a 5-to-0 vote, subject to the conditions of approval (Exhibit B), with the following amendments: • require an unpaved but maintained pathway to be provided along the easterly property line to allow for pedestrian traffic accessing from Golden Road to the facility; • direct the applicant apply for a temporary conditional use permit to allow the existing modular building to remain on the site for the on-going preschool program until such time when the construction of the education building is completed and the certificate of occupancy is issued, whereby the modular buildings shall be removed immediately; and • revise the condition and allow the conditional use permit be valid for 18 months as opposed to a one-year period. The Planning Commission approved the applicants preferred master plan because it believed that: (1) relocating the 20 parking spaces from the Del Valle parking area to the Golden Road parking area was not a significant impact to the neighborhood; (2) providing additional parking spaces on site above what is required by the Pleasanton Municipal Code for religious institutions mitigates the impacts of on-street parking; (3) the preschool program is not expanded; and (4) the Church is fulfilling the agreement to replace the temporary modular structures with a permanent building. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council find that there are no new changed circumstances or information which require additional CEOA review of the project; make the conditional use permit findings as listed in the Planning Commission staff report, and approve Option 3 because, as a compromise plan, it balances the interests of the church and the neighborhood, subject to Exhibit B, with the following additional conditions: ^ The applicant shall start the construction of the new parking lot within two (2) years from the date of commencement of the construction of the education building and/or the multipurpose room addition (youth center). ^ The applicant shall submit a revised master plan reflecting Option 3 site layout to the Planning Director for review and approval prior to the issuance of a building permit. This revised site plan shall include a revised landscaping plan, a landscaped berm fronting Golden Road, and an updated tree report if necessary. Page 2 of 11