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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2006-19 RESOLUTION APPROVING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR YU-CHIN CHIN/ YOUNG IVY ACADEMY, AS FILED UNDER CASE PCUP-164 WHEREAS, Yu-Chin Chin/Young Ivy Academy has applied for a conditional use permit to operate anafter-school program at 5460 Sunol Boulevard, Suites 3 and 4, and to relocate "Where the Music Begins" (PCUP-141) from Suites 3 and 4 to Suite 1 in that same building. WHEREAS, zoning for the property is C-N (Neighborhood Commercial) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of April 26, 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 insuring 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 after-school program provides educational services in an enclosed area. Additionally, soundproofing would be added to the common wall shared by the music studio and the immediately adjoining tenant to minimize noise impacts. The proposed use would be compatible in the building and, with the proposed conditions of approval, will operate in a manner consistent with the above-cited objectives. The site of the proposed use is located in the Oak Hills Shopping Center, which permits a variety of commercial, personal service, and office uses. Establishing an after-school program in this shopping center would be in accordance with the purposes of the C-N zoning district to provide locations to offer commodities and services to residents of Pleasanton and the surrounding residential neighborhood. The proposed conditions of approval for the project would give the City the