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RESOLUTION NO. 08-190 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON, DENYING THE APPEAL OF CASE PAP-120, THEREBY UPHOLDING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION OF AMAN AND TEE BAWA FOR DESIGN REVIEW, AS FILED UNDER CASE PADR-1762 WHEREAS, Aman and Tee Bawa have applied for administrative design review approval to construct an approximately 700-square-foot, detached second unit with an approximately 250-square-foot covered porch at the property located at 2632 Ingrid Court; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD-LDR (Planned Unit Development -Low Density Residential) District; and WHEREAS, on January 22, 2008, the Zoning Administrator approved the application for administrative design review; and WHEREAS, on February 26, 2008, Xin Chen and Frank Nguyen filed an appeal of the Zoning Administrator's decision to the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of March 12, 2008, the Planning Commission, after having considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of City staff concerning this application, denied the appeal, thereby upholding the decision of the Zoning Administrator; and WHEREAS, within the time specified by the Pleasanton Municipal Code, Xin Chen submitted an appeal to the City Council of the decision of the Planning Commission; and WHEREAS, at its meeting of May 6, 2008, the City Council received a report from the Director of Planning and Community Development, together with a copy of the staff report to the Planning Commission, regarding this matter; and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing on May 6, 2008, at which time the appellant and any other member of the public were offered an opportunity to present evidence regrading this appeal; and WHEREAS, actions of this nature are categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, Class 3, Section 15303(a), "New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures"; and WHEREAS, after receiving public testimony and review of the materials presented, the City Council determined that the proposed design is appropriate for the site, will not detrimentally affect the surrounding properties, and consistent with the zoning regulations for the zoning district of the property.