The Pleasanton City Council on Tuesday approved plans by Dublin’s Stoneridge Chrysler-Jeep dealership to relocate here and build a 32,000-square-foot showroom and service building on Staples Ranch.

The new dealership will be built on five acres of the 37-acre auto mall site at the southwest corner of Interstate 580 and El Charro Road, across from Livermore’s Outlet Mall.

CarMax, a national used-car dealership, also has approval to build a showroom and sales facility in the auto mall.

Stoneridge Chrysler, which also sells Jeeps and Dodge cars and trucks, is now located at 6701 Amador Plaza Road in Dublin.

The council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to approve the Stoneridge Chrysler bid, following a unanimous vote earlier by the city’s Planning Commission.

The dealer has an option to acquire 16 acres of the auto mall site, although it will only use five acres initially. The dealership will use a driveway off Stoneridge Drive to be shared by CarMax, although a new entry way directly off El Charro could be considered at a later date.

The agency will have 389 parking spaces, including 245 display stalls, 67 service vehicle stalls and 35 parking places for customers.

It will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, closing an hour earlier at 8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.

The large 32,000-square-foot building will consolidate the sales, parts, storage and service functions of the agency.

The two-story building will include a 15,680-square-foot showroom and sales offices and another 13,200-square-foot area for vehicle servicing. A canopy where customers can drop off their cars for servicing and a car wash to be used by agency employees will be located on the west side of the main building.

“The (dealership) will increase the city’s economic base and provide another option for purchasers of cars within Pleasanton, the Tri-Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area,” Brian Dolan, the city’s director of Community Development, stated in a report to the council.

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