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ATTACHMENT 6 DRAFT PUD-103 & P14-0086, Summerhill Apartment Communities Applications for: (1) Planned Unit Development(PUD) Development Plan to demolish the existing office building and construct 177 apartment units and related site improvements on a 5.9-acre site located at 5850 West Las Positas Boulevard in Hacienda Business Park; and (2) Development Agreement to vest the entitlements for the project. Zoning for the property is PUD-MU (Planned Unit Development— Mixed Use) District. Jenny Soo presented the staff report and described the scope, layout, and key elements of the application, including revisions to the site plans that address input provided by the Commission and concerns from the neighbors expressed at the two Work Sessions on the proposal. She also noted that staff had distributed a memo to the Commission regarding some revisions to the Conditions of Approval. Commissioner Pearce asked staff to talk about the reason for the removal of Condition No. 64 of the Conditions of Approval, which was referred to as Condition No. 63 in the staff memo, regarding the traffic signal system. Ms. Stern replied that this was the traffic signal on Willow Road. She explained that in a recent discussion with the City Traffic Engineer, Mike Tassano, he mentioned that he thought the project was actually closer to Willow Road than it actually is, and he felt when he first reviewed the project that pedestrians might be using the Willow Road/West Las Positas Boulevard crossing, but understands now that pedestrians will really use the Hacienda Drive crossing, so all of the improvements being made on Hacienda Drive are sufficient-. THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED. Kevin Ebrahimi, Vice President of Development for Summerhill Apartment Communities, Applicant, stated that he would be presenting to the Commission the changes that have taken place since the last Planning Commission meeting. He stated that, as the Commission is aware, this project is the product of more than six months of work with the Commission, City staff, and the community. He noted that the Summerhill team has been working hard to develop a design that meets their vision of creating a vibrant, high quality apartment community that is consistent with the City's design guidelines and meets the zoning requirements for the site. He then thanked Ms. Soo, Ms. Stern, and Brian Dolan for helping them through the process and getting them to this stage, and the community for helping them to come up with the modified proposed design before the Commission tonight, a design which they believe addresses the comments they have received from the Commission and the neighbors, as well as the City's and their own high standards. Mr. Ebrahimi stated that he would begin with a summary of the study sessions and neighborhood meetings that they have participated in to develop the current design. He indicated that the Commission and City staff asked them to make a strong effort to reach out to the community about the project, and they believe that their outreach efforts have DRAFT EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, 2/26/2014 Page 1 of 13