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i in that the ambulance company would have difficulty in relocating. On the other hand, Commissioner Wood felt it incumbent upon the City in helping the service relocate, that retaining the use in a residential area would be setting a dangerous precedent. The Commissioners, while con- ceding that the Commissioners only have purview over the review of the home occupation itself, felt that the implications went much further, that the Council should take this matter under consideration. Chairman Butler indicated that this is a very unusual case, because in other areas the company would not have been required to go through the procedures for a home occupation permit. Under those circumstances, he felt it only fair to make some kind of concessions, because a vital service to the community is being affected. Resolution 1508 was then amended by Chairman Butler, seconded by Commis- sioner Doherty, allowing Tri-Cities Ambulance 90 days to vacate the premises. This time extension received three Ayes from Commissioners Doherty, Shepherd and Chairman Butler, with Commissioners Jamieson and Wood voting Noe. Included in the resolution adopted was the stipulation that because of the nature of the service and its effect on the community at large, the City Council assist in finding a more suitable business location, preferably in a public building. Roll Call Vote Resolution: Butler Seconded: Doherty Ayes: Doherty, Jamieson, Wood, Chairman Butler Noes: Shepherd Absent: None Abstain: None Mr. Lee was advised that he had 15 days in which to appeal this decision, if he so wished. RZ-77-4, Planning Commission - application for an amendment to Sec. 2-7.17(1) and 2-7.20(1)(a) of Article 9, Chapter 2, Title II of the Ordinance Code of the City of Pleasanton to delete the requirement that "regional admini- strative offices" must be in excess of 5,000 sq. ft. of usable space in size and to allow office uses generally as a permitted use in the I-P (Industrial Park) and I-G (General Industrial) Districts. The staff report was described, and considerable discussion ensued regarding amount of available office space in town, vacant space in the C.B.D., average size of offices in the City, what would impact to the downtown office sector be if office uses in the Industrial zoned areas were reduced to 2,500-3,000 sq. ft. Staff could not provide definitive answers. The Public Hearing was opened. Mr. Jim Stratton, Vorelco, Inc., 7100 Johnson Industrial Drive, originator of the request, spoke. His main concern is to find occupants for the office building which housed the administrative offices of the former Reynold C. Johnson Volkswagen distributorship. Because of lack of success in finding another tenant with the same requirements as the volkswagen organization, he is requesting that the ordinance be amended to allow him to utilize the building. He recommended modified wording... "except that the minimum 5,000 sq. ft. requirement may be reduced on specific existing buildings as deemed appropriate by the Zoning Commissioner." If this change can be incorporated in the ordinance, then they would -3- ._ _ ... _...__r.....~_ .. _ ..... ....._ _. _ ~.._..~ ... _ .__.. _._ ._... , _..._... _~.. _ . _ ... _,. _ .. _._ ... .. .