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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2006-41 RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR ARA CHAKRABARTI/ MATHNASIUM, AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-175 WHEREAS, Ara Chakrabarti/Mathnasium has applied for a conditional use permit to allow a math tutorial facility in an existing building located at 4725 First Street, Suite 235; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD-C-O (Planned Unit Development - Commercial- Office) District, Downtown Revitalization District, and Core Area Overlay District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of August 23, 2006, 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: The proposed location of the conditional use is in accordance with the objectives of the zoning ordinance and the purpose of the district in which the site is located. The objectives of the zoning ordinance include fostering a harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses; protecting existing land use from inharmonious influences and harmful 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 proposed math tutorial facility would provide academic instruction lessons to local elementary, middle, and high school students. In the past, the City has allowed similar uses to be located in the Downtown area. No after-school tutoring oriented businesses have created any impacts on surrounding businesses. The subject site is zoned PUD-C-O (Planned Unit Development -Commercial - Office) District, and it is in the Downtown Revitalization District, where a mix of office/commercial/personal service uses surrounds it. Based on the proposal, the tutorial center is a quiet use as instructions would be provided at aloes-volume voice level, and students would focus on intensive academic tutoring. In addition, some of the tutoring sessions would be held when the other office uses in the building will be closed. The proposed math tutoring facility would not be disruptive to the neighboring businesses/tenants. Therefore, this finding can be made.