Drafted amendments propose clarifying policy, increasing requirements Uploaded: Tue, Jul 27, 2021, 5:19 pm 3 Time to read: about 2 minutes The Pleasanton Planning Commission is set to consider proposed modifications to the Downtown Specific Plan on Wednesday, including requiring more "active" businesses in ground-floor units on Main Street. The recommendations from city staff, which follow a City Council discussion last month on commercial activity downtown, include more than doubling the amount of space ground-floor businesses on Main Street must devote to a defined "active use." The Downtown Specific Plan, updated in August 2019, includes the "active ground floor use overlay" policy, which mandates first-floor commercial operations must be the type of business designed to "promote an active pedestrian environment," such as retail and restaurants.