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Yee, staff believes that it would increase the potential site grading and tree removal for building pads, driveways and parking areas, private yards, etc. In lieu of a clustered development, the applicant would provide relatively small building envelopes distributed on the site with large separations of natural topography and vegetation between the building envelopes and homes. Staff believes that the applicant's proposal meets the intent of the Pleasanton General Plan by distributing the homes across the site and nestling the homes into the terrain and vegetation. An access gate controls access to the Yee property from Foothill Road and to the Fuller Smathers properties adjoining the west side of Yee. The Pleasanton General Plan discourages the development of further gated communities as a means of encouraging community. The gate is discussed under the "Traffic and Circulation" section of the staff report. Zoning PUD LDR /RDR /OS District The Yee property is zoned Planned Unit Development Low Density Residential /Rural Density Residential /Open Space (PUD LDR /RDR /OS) District, which would allow 14 lots. A PUD major modification is necessary to accommodate the proposed development including density, site design, design guidelines controlling the lots' building and landscape designs, and to allow the construction of infrastructure. West Foothill Road Corridor Overlay District The West Foothill Road Corridor Overlay District (WFRCOD), Chapter 18.78 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code, covers the subject property including the proposed modification of the approved development plan. An analysis of the project's implementation of the development standards of Sections 18.78.070 and 18.78.080 of the overlay district follow. Please note that the overlay district allows flexibility in meeting the subdivision design standards of the district. Section 18.78.070, Regulations for Lots Adjoining Foothill Road. 1. WFRCOD: A. "The minimum lot size shall be 30,000 square feet" Project: The proposal meets this standard. The proposed lot sizes vary from 2.22 acres for Lot 1 to 14.97 acres for Lot 4, with the average lot size at 7.46 acres. All lots, therefore, will exceed this minimum requirement of the overlay district. 2. WFRCOD: B. "A 150 -foot building setback shall be provided from Foothill Road." Project: The proposal meets this standard. At their closest points, the proposed building setbacks from Foothill Road are Lot 1 340 feet, Lot 2 375 feet, Lot 3 720 feet, and Lot 4 530 feet. Item 6.b., PUD- 87- 19 -03M Page 15 of 37 April 28, 2010