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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2006-46 RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR KOREAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF TRI-VALLEY, AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-171 WHEREAS, Korean Presbyterian Church of Tri-Valley has applied for a conditional use permit to operate a church at the property located at 5925 West Las Positas Boulevard; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD-I/C-O (Planned Unit Development - Industrial/Commercial-Office) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of September 13, 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 subject site is zoned PUD-I/C-O (Planned Unit Development -Industrial/Commercial-Office) District, and it is located in the Hacienda Business Park, where a mix of office, laboratories, light manufacturing, wholesale, and commercial/personal service uses surrounds it. Based on the proposal, considers the church is a generally quiet use as the majority of the activities would be provided at an office-level voice volume, and the members would be focusing on discussions, meetings and/or seminars. In addition, the majority of the activities would be held when the other surroumding uses wil] be closed or have minima] staff on site. The proposed church would not be disruptive to the neighboring businesses/tenants. As conditioned, the proposed church would be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and would complement the area. Furthermore, the church would minimize impacts to residential properties because churches are typically located in residential areas and by moving the church out of a residential area, it would significantly reduce the amount of traffic and parking concerns that churches are associated with when in residential areas. Therefore, this first finding can be made.