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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-200ti-13 RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR SHERMAN BALCH/SUPERFRANKS, AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-161 WHEREAS, Sherman Balch/SuperFranks has applied for a conditional use permit to operate an indoor recreational facility in an existing building located at 5341 Owens Court; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD-C (Planned Unit Development/Commercial) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of March 29, 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 distriet in which the site is located. The objectives stated in the zoning ordinance include fostering harmonious, convenient, workable relationship among land uses; protecting land uses from inharmonious influences and harmfiil intrusions; and insuring that public and private lands are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and beneficial to the City as a whole. The proposed facility is an entertainment facility that focuses on children and oriented to the entire family. All activities associated with the use would be confined inside the building. In the past, the City has approved similar uses which have been operating in the commercial-office zoning districts without any land use conflict with other businesses in the surrounding area. The proposed use would be consistent with the above-cited objectives. Therefore, this finding can be made.