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The subject property is a relatively flat, vacant 26.72-acre site visible to the 1-680 freeway, Valley Avenue, and to the adjacent Bernal Community Park property along its south side. Valley Avenue was extended from Bernal Avenue across the entire project site with curb, Livermore-Amador Valley Transportation Authority (LAVTA) bus pull-out and enclosure, and one driveway opening located opposite Whispering Oaks Way for the previously approved office development. Existing vegetation includes grasses that are cut annually to reduce potential fire hazard. Public Street Access The project site is accessed from Valley Avenue by two driveway entrances, one entrance proposed to be located at the approximate mid-point of the site and the other entrance to the driveway aisle shared with the Pleasanton Gateway shopping center. Access to Bernal Avenue is provided by the main north/south access driveway aisle through the Pleasanton Gateway shopping center to the Bernal Avenue/Koll Center Drive intersection. The subject property retains ingress/egress easements, plus shared maintenance responsibilities, over the shared driveways and entrances to/from Bernal Avenue, opposite Koll Center Drive, and Valley Avenue. These rights arid responsibilities would be transferred to the proposed development upon recordation of the first Final Subdivision Map. The Bernal Avenue/Koll Center Drive intersection allows complete ingress/egress to/from Bernal Avenue and then the northbound/southbcund directions of the 1-680 freeway. All Valley Avenue driveway entrances are located opposite a traffic circle, which were designed to slow traffic speeds on Valley Avenue. Surrounding Land Uses Table 1, below, describes the surrounding land uses. Table 1: Surrounding Uses Direction Land Use North Pleasanton Gateway shopping center with commercial uses including a Safeway grocery store and service station, restaurants, retail and personal services. East Vacant land, Kensington apartments, Wild Rose Park, and the Walnut Hills single-family homes. South Bernal Community Park, future public trails, and the City's storm water retention/treatment ponds for the Bernal property development>. West 1-680 freeway and the Bernal Avenue/1-680 off-ramp. PROJECT DESCRIPTION PUD Development Plan (PUD-96) The applicant, Pleasanton Gateway, L.L.C. (Scott Trobbe), proposes to construct 210 apartment units, 97 single-family detached units, a central recreation area, and pedestrian trails and walkways on the approximately 26.72-acre site. The overall proposed project density would be approximately 11.5 dwelling units per acre. The proposed would project a leasing office building for the apartments, recreation area including a recreation building containing a business center, conference facilities, gymnasium, and media center, a private 1.3-acre neighborhood park for the entire Page 5 of 19