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Hacienda Mixed Use Rezoning Initial Study profiles showing relationship of the proposed project to any dominant geological or topographical features, current preliminary soils and geological report, if warranted, and a landscaping plan. Residential development applications in a Planned Unit Development must also include information regarding population density of the development, location of proposed dwelling units and types, and the total number of bedrooms. A traffic analysis is commonly required as part of a Planned Unit Development plan proposal. The Planning Commission and City Council may permit any use in a Planned Unit Development district which is consistent with the General Plan; compatible with the purposes of the district, the neighborhood, and general vicinity of the proposed project; and in keeping with protection of the public health, safety and general welfare. The City may also impose conditions to protect the public health, safety and general welfare. The total size of the three project sites combined is about 31.6 acres compared to 730.4 acres (854 acres including roadways) of developable land within the Hacienda area. The City has previously approved office research and development (R&D) development plans for these project sites; however, the proposed rezoning would allow residential /mixed -use development on these sites as envisioned in the General Plan. The existing development standards for each site includes a floor area ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (or 60 percent), a height limit of 85.5 feet and /or six stories, a 30 percent landscaping requirement, and parking ratios of one parking space for each 250 to 300 square feet of development. Thus currently the three sites combined could accommodate a maximum of about 826,000 square feet of office and light industrial development, requiring between about 2,750 and 3,300 parking spaces. 3. Project Characteristics and Approvals The proposed project would rezone three sites in Hacienda from PUD -I /C -O (Hacienda land use designation MOIPD) to PUD Mixed Use (Hacienda land use designation MCOIRPD [Mixed Retail/Commercial /Financial, Office, Research and Development /Light Manufacturing, Residential Planned District]). This proposed rezoning would allow the same type of industrial, research and development, and office uses as currently allowed on the sites by the existing zoning and by an existing development agreement. The zoning change would allow residential and some retail uses. If residential planned unit development plans were subsequently approved, the rezoning would require a minimum of 30 residential units per acre, for a total of at least 948 dwelling units on the three project sites. For the impact analysis, this Initial Study assumes the following: 1. The W.P. Carey site (Hacienda site 7G) would accommodate at least 330 dwelling units and allow some neighborhood serving retail uses. 2. The BRE site (Hacienda site 7E) would accommodate at least 245 dwelling units and allow some neighborhood serving retail uses. 3. The Roche Molecular Systems site (a portion of Hacienda site 6) would accommodate at least 372 dwelling units and allow some neighborhood- serving retail uses. Under State housing law, parcels with a minimum density of 30 or more dwelling units per acre may be considered adequate sites for lower income housing. Thus this zone change would accommodate at least 948 dwelling units and could accommodate more units.' This zone change would satisfy Program If the development plans were to require a 0.6 floor area ratio (FAR), and assuming an average of 800 square feet per unit, the total number of units that the three sites could accommodate would_be -ahrnv 1,031Lunits-- The- siae -of one bedroom— apartments in Pleasanton range from about 550 to 800 square feet, while two -and three bedroom units are Larger. A project could have more units than the average assumed herein if it contained more studio /one bedroom units and fewer Draft, Subject to Revision 3 8/31/2009