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Day care center
DESCRIPTION: Figure 1. Project Site
The Project site is located in the
Sierra Business Center at 6533
Sierra Lane. The site has a
General Plan designation of
Business Park/Industrial and is
zoned Light Industrial (M-1). The �
center is 5.3 acres in size and is If
composed of three existing a e
buildings. The Project is located in r r
an approximately 12,000 square a Site
foot portion of the larger 24,000
square foot space leased by
Pathway Community Church.
Access to the site is provided from
two existing driveways on Sierra "
Lane.
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The Sierra Business Center has a
variety of existing uses, including U
manufacturing, warehousing, office, N
repair shop, and a church.
Adjacent properties are the Sierra Trinity Business Park to the west and south, Amador Center
to the east, and Dublin Self-Storage to the north. Tralee Village is located across Sierra Lane.
The Applicant's proposal is to operate an after-school program for children and young adults
with autism. The Dublin Zoning Ordinance classifies such after-school programs as Day Care
Centers. Day Care Centers are a conditionally permitted use in the M-1 District; therefore, the
Applicant is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to operate a Day Care
Center with up to 50 children and 25 employees.
ANALYSIS:
A Conditional Use Permit enables the City to place Conditions of Approval on a project to
ensure that the operating characteristics are compatible with surrounding uses. The proposed
Project has been reviewed for issues related to parking and operating characteristics.
Conditions of Approval have been placed on the Project, where appropriate, to ensure
compatibility with the surrounding commercial uses.
Day Care Center
The Applicant is proposing to operate a Day Care Center with up to 50 children and 25
employees within an approximately 12,000 square foot portion of a 24,000 square foot tenant
space that is leased by Pathway Community Church (Attachment 1). The Applicant will be
subleasing their space to operate when the church is not in use. The Day Care Center will
provide services specifically to children and young adults (up to age 24) with autism. The
services and activities that will be provided include physical and occupational therapy, art, yoga,
gross motor skills, social skills, and 1 on 1 attention (Attachment 2).
The Day Care Center's hours of operation will be 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday
and from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. The dropping off and picking up of children is
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required to be staggered over a minimum one hour time period to minimize congestion (see
Attachment 3, Condition of Approval No. 14). All activities associated with the Day Care Center
will take place indoors (Condition of Approval No. 11).
Parking
The City of Dublin Zoning Ordinance contains parking standards by use type (Section 8.76.080).
The Zoning Ordinance requires that Day Care Centers provide 1 parking space for every
employee, plus one loading space for every 5 children at the facility, plus one space per
company vehicle. The proposed Day Care Center would have 25 employees and 50 children,
thereby requiring a total of 35 parking spaces. No company vehicles are proposed.
The Sierra Business Center provides a total of 229 parking spaces. Based on the existing mix
of tenants within the center and the proposed Project, a total of 159 parking spaces are
required, and therefore an adequate number of parking spaces exist to meet the City's parking
standards for the proposed tenant mix. The parking calculations are summarized in Table 1
below. As noted previously, Pathway Community Church is located within the center and will be
sub-letting a portion of their tenant space to the proposed Day Care Center. Since Pathway's
hours of operation are restricted by their Conditional Use Permit and their scheduled activities
will not be in conflict with the proposed Day Care Center's hours of operation, the church's
parking requirement was not factored into the required parking calculations.
Table 1. Day Care Center Parking Requirements
Parking Standard Proposed Project Required Parking
1 space per employee 25 employees 25 spaces
1 space per 5 children 50 children 10 spaces
Total Day Care Center Required Parking 35 spaces
Existing Tenants' Required Parking 124 spaces
Combined Required Parking 159 spaces
Total Shopping Center Parking Provided 229 spaces
CONSISTENCY WITH THE GENERAL PLAN, SPECIFIC PLAN AND ZONING ORDINANCE:
The Project site is designated Business Park/Industrial in the General Plan and is located in the
Light Industrial (M-1) Zoning District. Day Care Centers are allowed in the M-1 District subject
to approval of a Conditional Use Permit by the Planning Commission. The Project, as
conditioned, is consistent with the General Plan and M-1 Zoning District.
REVIEW BY APPLICABLE DEPARTMENT AND AGENCIES:
The Building Division, Fire Prevention Bureau, Public Works Department, and Dublin San
Ramon Services District reviewed the Project and provided Conditions of Approval where
appropriate to ensure that the Project is established in compliance with all local Ordinances and
Regulations. Conditions of Approval from these departments and agencies have been included
in the attached Resolution (Attachment 3).
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
In accordance with State law, a Public Notice was mailed to all property owners and occupants
within 300 feet of the proposed Project. A Public Notice was also published in the Valley Times
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and posted at several locations throughout the City. To date, the City has received no objections
from surrounding property owners regarding the Project. A copy of this Staff Report has been
provided to the Applicant.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), together with the State Guidelines and City
Environmental Regulations require that certain projects be reviewed for environmental impacts
and when applicable, environmental documents prepared. Staff is recommending that the
Project be found Categorically Exempt from CEQA, pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section
15301, Existing Facilities. The Project consists of a Conditional Use Permit for the operation of
a Day Care Center within an existing business center.
ATTACHMENTS: 1) Project Plans
2) Applicant's Written Statement
3) Resolution approving a Conditional Use Permit for the operation of a
Day Care Center at 6533 Sierra Lane.
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GENERAL INFORMATION:
APPLICANT: Lee Wei, Pathway Community Church, 6533 Sierra
Lane, Dublin, CA 94568
PROPERTY OWNER: Sleepy Hollow Investment Co., No. 2, 18 Crow Canyon
Court, Suite 100 San Ramon, CA 94583
LOCATION: 6533 Sierra Lane
ASSESSORS PARCEL NUMBER: 941-0205-020-00
GENERAL PLAN LAND USE
DESIGNATION: Business Park/Industrial
ZONING: Light Industrial (M-1)
SURROUNDING USES:
LOCATION ZONING GENERAL PLAN LAND USE CURRENT USE OF
PROPERTY
North PD Business Park/Industrial Self-Storage
South M-1 Business Park/Industrial Business Park
East PD Retail/Office and Automotive Shopping Center
West PD Business Park/industrial I Business Park
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