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Pleasanton council overturns prior approval, denies 15-foot tennis-court lights after neighbors’ appeal
Summary
After hours of testimony, the Pleasanton City Council voted to overturn earlier approvals and deny a developer’s request to install six 15-foot tennis-court lights at 2207 Martin Avenue, citing process and neighborhood impact concerns; staff had recommended upholding the Planning Commission.
The Pleasanton City Council on Nov. 4 voted to overturn a Planning Commission and zoning administrator approval and denied an administrative design review for six 15-foot tennis-court lights at 2207 Martin Avenue.
Ray and Michelle Peterson, residents immediately north of the property, appealed the approval and told the council the court was poured without adequate notice and that the proposed lights should have been treated as part of an accessory-structure package subject to a 20-foot setback. "The whole complete package was an accessory structure," Ray Peterson said, asking the council to deny the lighting application and enforce the larger setback standard.
The property owners, represented by Ashish Chodahan, said they had negotiated through the PUD…
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