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The site is bounded on the east, west, and south by single-family homes, on the north by the Arroyo Del Valle, a controlled release storm water channel. The Alameda County Fairgrounds is on the south side of Rose Avenue. According to the building permit records, the existing one-story home was constructed in the early 1970s. It is habitable but the existing garage and various out buildings are in a dilapidated condition and are proposed to be demolished. The northerly portion of the site has trees and shrubs adjacent to the Arroyo Del Valle. The site generally has flat terrain and slopes down to the north towards Arroyo Del Valle. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The proposal is to rezone approximately three-acres of the existing approximately four- acre site at 1623 Cindy Way from A (Agriculture) District to PUD-MDR (Planned Unit Development — Medium Density Residential) District so that the entire site would have one single zoning designation. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission held a public hearing on June 8, 2011. The Planning Commission found that the request for rezoning conforms to the General Plan. No public spoke at the hearing. Detailed information on this meeting is provided in the attached excerpts of the Planning Commission minutes (a podcast is also available at the City's web site at www_ci.pleasanton.ca.us). DISCUSSION The General Plan land use designation for the subject site is Medium Density Residential (two - eight dwelling units per gross acre). The proposed project is to change the current zoning from A (Agriculture) District to PUD-MDR (Planned Unit Development — Medium Density Residential) district, making the entire site conform to the General Plan Land Use Designation. Zoning defines uses and site development standards for building setbacks, height, floor area ratio, etc. During the development of projects on Rose Avenue, the City Council and Planning Commission have directed that the area should maintain the existing "rural character" through the creation of large single-family lots at least 10,000 square feet in size and that these developments should be designed at the low end of the General Plan density range. As was mentioned the "Background" section, the existing property has two zoning designations. The proposal is to rezone the "A" zoned portion of the site to a PUD-MDR district so that the entire site would conform to the General Plan Land Use Designation as well as being consistent with the surrounding residential properties. Page 4 of 6