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THE CITY OF 7 pLEASANTON® CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT August 19, 2014 Community Development Department Planning Division TITLE: P14-0419/P14-04201P14-0421, CITY OF PLEASANTON — CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTIONS FOR A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT AND A DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN AMENDMENT AND CONSIDER INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR REZONING TO EXPAND THE PERMITTED USES FOR AN EXISTING PARCEL FROM RESIDENTIAL ONLY TO RESIDENTIAL, LIMITED COMMERCIAL, PERSONAL SERVICE, AND/OR OFFICE USES, FOR A 0.23-ACRE SITE LOCATED AT 4202 STANLEY BOULEVARD APPLICANT: CITY OF PLEASANTON SUMMARY The proposed applications and associated land use changes were initiated by the City Council on August 20, 2013. At that hearing, the City Council approved a Planned Unit Development (PUD-97) for Ponderosa Homes and also directed staff to process General Plan and Specific Plan Amendments and a PUD Rezoning to allow for limited commercial, personal services and/or office uses on the parcel containing the existing older home on the site. The proposed land use changes allowing residential and low- impact office and commercial uses would allow the subject site to function as a buffer/transition area between the commercial land uses to the west and residential land uses to the east. The proposed office and retail uses were selected to be compatible with and to minimize impacts to the surrounding uses and limitations on hours of operation would further minimize potential impacts. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION On July 23, 2014, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval on a 3-0 vote of the General Plan Amendment, Downtown Specific Plan Amendment, and PUD rezoning applications subject to the conditions listed in Exhibit A (Attachment 3). RECOMMENDATION 1. Find that the previously prepared Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Pleasanton 2005-2025 General Plan which was certified in July 2009, and Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR), including the adopted California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings and Statement of Overriding Considerations, prepared for the Housing Element Update and Climate Action Plan General Plan Amendment and Rezonings, are adequate to serve as the environmental documentation for this project and satisfy all the requirements of CEQA;