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soundwall along the 1 -680 freeway. The heights of the proposed commercial /retail buildings will vary from 19 feet to 38 feet and the heights of the proposed office buildings will be 66 feet in height. Therefore, the construction of this project will not only meet the noise standards of the Pleasanton General for commercial development, it will also mitigate the 1 -680 freeway noise impacts to the residential developments and neighborhoods on the east side of Valley Avenue. VIII. PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN MODIFICATION FINDINGS The Pleasanton Municipal Code sets forth the purposes of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) District and the considerations to be addressed in reviewing a PUD development plan proposal. These findings also apply to development plan modifications. The Planning Commission must make the following findings that the proposed PUD development plan modification conforms to the purposes of the PUD District, before making its recommendation. 1. Whether the proposed development plan modification is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: • The proposed development plan modification will allow a 24 -hour Safeway grocery store, a pharmacy with a 24 -hour drive - through for prescription medications, a drive - through bank, a drive - through restaurant/cafe, and approximately 48,583 square feet of commercial uses and services in seven other buildings. It will allow approximately 588,781 square feet of offices in seven buildings. These uses will provide the availability of goods and services to the nearby residential areas and business parks thereby reducing the cross- town trips to these uses from the nearby areas. • In conjunction with this development, the project developer will re -align the Bernal Avenue with Koll Center Drive to provide complete left- and right -turns between the site and Bernal Avenue and ultimately to northbound and southbound 1 -680. Traffic Impact fees will be paid towards the installation of signals at five other City intersections. The project developer will widen the northbound 1 -680 entrance from Bernal Avenue from one- to two - lanes, and will add a second westbound to southbound left -turn lane from Bernal Avenue to Valley Avenue. These measures will serve to maintain a Level -of- Service D at the City streets and intersections for the existing /approved /project and cumulative development scenarios. • The project will include Green Building measures; will provide for the future addition of photovoltaic electrical panels and charging stations for electrical vehicles; will provide for pedestrian connections to surrounding business parks, residential neighborhoods, and the future City park property; and the on -site pre- treatment of stormwater runoff in vegetative swales before discharge into the City's storm drain system and then to Arroyo de la Laguna. Staff, therefore, believes that this finding can be made. Pleasanton Gateway Page 31 of 35 August 25, 2010