Just so more businesses fail? If the site already has had previous businesses fail, why approve a multi business complex? Just another example of how the city council doesnt give a rip about traffic or parking. Keep stacking people on top of each other & cram cars into an already packed, tiny space. It's all about $$ & living for the now, not about how it affects quality of life or community. Oh, & about increasing the supply of above moderate rental supply...have you no clue of the price of rents in this town?

I always have liked to park my care on city streets.

"In approving the project, it requires Knuppe to advise residents that they can only use their garages for vehicles, not as workshops or for storage. "

Advise is not the same as requirements. Basically more cars on city streets from the apartment renters who use their garage as storage sheds andeach have 5 sub-leasees. That's how you succeed in Pleasanton these days!

"it requires Knuppe to advise residents that they can only use their garages for vehicles, not as workshops or for storage"

Or what? Mommie will take away one of your toys? Will the code enforcement department open garage doors to check for cars versus tools? Oh yeah, code enforcement never walks the streets anyhow or the illegal sidewalk signs, blocking the sidewalks, would not be out every day.

The merchants on that end of Main St have just lost a minimum of 10 parking spaces, two each per unit. Anyone taking bets on whether even ONE of those unit garages will ever see a car?

"Can't use the garages for a workshop or storage" --what a joke, how about not turning those garages into bedrooms for the "grandparents". The city council has no idea what's going on, maybe it's time to get off their pedestals, and open their eyes, if this gets built we are going to see lots of overnight parking on main st. And on spring st!! I'm guessing an additional 3 cars on the streets per unit. Another job well done by these knuckleheads, big money talks,AGAIN!!

Time for another referendum...

I can see the need for more rental units in Ptown, however if rents weren't so damn expensive, there wouldn't be 5 people to a 1bd apartment. There should also be an off street parking requirement enough to accomdate tennants and their visitors.
Parking garages and underground parking, not just crappy car ports or two visitor spots for 40 units. There is a way to do this right and provide rental homes. Not every working professional wants the upkeep of a house or has a family that needs one, in addition to spending a million on a starter home that needs to be totally redone!

Just another example of planners and the council not listening to what business owners are saying. Then they wonder why people pursue initiatives or referendums...

So the city turns down the offer of the land for public parking in a busy downtown area, and then turns around and gives it to a developer for housing so more public parking spaces are taken for non-business use. Does anyone see the logic of this? Or are they so desperate to meet state mandates for housing that they allow their brains to go on 'sleep' mode?

It's going to be a perfect location for maybe a hair/nail salon, a massage parlor and maybe a check cashing store or a mini wal mart. It's going to be a proud addition to our downtown!! Goodbye downtown parking spots, hello new residents and their cars parking on our streets.

Surely there is room for a badly needed tattoo salon and spa.

This was a decision driven by the people that wanted it the most.

Time after time for decades, our government has approved new developments of all kinds with little thought to the traffic they will generate or the inadequacy of parking for the customers/residents.

An in lieu parking fee is simply paid and the development marches forward.

For traffic concerns, the developer agrees to pay for another traffic signal. More cars mean more traffic lanes are needed, but a traffic light will suffice.

All of this is a continuing stain on Pleasanton's supposed "small town charm". Remind me again about how charming clogged streets and no parking spots are. Oh yea, this is how they do it in that city by the bay. Must be the right thing to do.

In the last election, Pleasanton had a candidate who offered a different approach to development. He lost. That says it all to me. We must like the status quo!