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if the Commission followed staff’s recommendation and recommended approval, the <br />proposal would move forward. He inquired what would occur next if the Commission <br />rejected staff’s recommendation and denied the rezoning. <br />Mr. Roush replied that staff would take the Commission’s recommendation for denial to <br />the City Council. He added that if staff’s recommendation would still be to approve the <br />rezoning, it would go forward along with the Commission’s recommendation that <br />properties not be rezoned. <br />Commissioner Blank inquired if there were any middle ground options, such as <br />suggested by a speaker that the City rezone only one of the three properties. <br />Mr. Roush replied that the options could vary with some, none, or all of the sites. <br />Commissioner Blank requested clarification that the PUD process must still take place <br />and that there would be opportunity for the public to comment upon the actual detailed <br />design and physicality of what would go on the properties. <br />Mr. Roush replied that many of the issues raised concerning impacts to infrastructure, <br />schools, parks, and others are more typically considered in the context of a PUD <br />development plan and not of the rezoning process. He added that the issues would be <br />considered by both the Planning Commission and City Council at the development plan <br />stage. <br />Commissioner Blank noted, however, that the Commission is being asked to approve a <br />Negative Declaration on impacts like schools, facilities, services, and others, which is <br />almost like a PUD but without the benefit of understanding whether or not there is an <br />impact. <br />Ms. Stern explained that most of the analysis in the Negative Declaration was based <br />upon the General Plan EIR, which included an alternative for transit-oriented <br />development, and which put 1,271 units within the Hacienda Business Park. She added <br />that staff pulled out the analysis of that alternative for the Negative Declaration. She <br />agreed that there are a number of studies related to traffic, infrastructure, and more <br />detailed analysis would also be done at the PUD level for specific impacts. <br />Commissioner Blank noted that the Negative Declaration is based upon the EIR which <br />is part of the General Plan update recently approved. <br />Commissioner Olson stated that he is as distressed as the public in that the task force <br />planned to be set up a year ago has not gone anywhere; however, this does not mean <br />that it will not. He indicated that it is his understanding that it will be dealt with in <br />October by the City Council and the process will start. He asked staff about the <br />assertion that the City needs to create this rezoning in order to satisfy the requirements <br />of the State with respect to housing. <br />PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 23, 2009 Page 10 of 34 <br /> <br />