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BACKGROUND See the Planning Commission Staff Report (Attachment 3) for Background information on this project. HACIENDA TOD STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES The draft Pleasanton TOD Standards and Design Guidelines accompanying this report (Attachment 1) provide direction to developers and property owners on the key components of use, density, building mass and height, setbacks, architectural features, parking, access and street character. The Standards and Guidelines illustrate desired development on three vacant parcels near the BART station in Hacienda, and provide a framework for street improvernents and connections between the parcels and BART. The document includes: • An Introduction section outlining the document's purpose, the development review process, the Vision for development of the Hacienda TOD, and two framework diagrams providing context for future development and existing and future street and pedestrian improvements • A listing of the core PUD regulations consistent with the Settlement Agreement. • Non -core standards, retail and live /work requirements, and permitted uses • Development standards and design guidelines related to street design, site planning, building types and architectural features. • Illustrations and descriptions of six residential building types varying in density, various retail buildings and live /work prototypes. The document includes three types of guidance to developers: Core PUD regulations, non -core development standards, and design guidelines. Although development projects on sites 1, 2 and 3 will be required to meet all the Core Standards, the City Council may exercise discretion in the application of the other development standards, if such proposals meet the intent and purpose of the standards. Some flexibility is warranted in order to comply with the guidelines where specific site circumstances would make application of the guideline infeasible, produce an undesirable outcome that is counter to the Vision, or where a creative alternative clearly promotes the intent expressed in this document. JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION /CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP On December 16, 2010, the Hacienda Task Force met in a Joint Workshop with the Planning Commission and City Council to discuss the draft document (minutes attached as Exhibit D of Attachment :3). Issues raised fell broadly into three areas: items that need clarification in the draft Hacienda TOD Standards and Design Guidelines; policy issues yet to be resolved; and "bigger picture" items that need further discussion (mostly by the City Council or other entities) but that cannot be resolved by the Task Force or within the Hacienda document. See the Planning Commission Staff Report of January 26, 2011 (Attachment 3) for a description of the issues discussed and an explanation of how they are to be resolved. Page 2 of 6