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The proposed landscape plan includes the planting of 39 trees of seven species, and a variety of shrubs, groundcover, and vines, such as California lilac, orchid rockrose, fortnight lily, dwarf New Zealand flax, manzanita, and dwarf coyote bush. Two of the proposed trees would be 60 -inch box size and the other trees would be 24 -inch box size These trees would be planted adjacent to the street and within the development, forming an attractive streetscape as viewed from 1 -580 and Hopyard Road. In addition to the planting proposed by the applicant, the Planning Commission added a condition requiring additional planting along the north and east sides of the building. Staff has also included a condition requiring installation of drought - tolerant species. PUD FINDINGS Please refer to the attached Planning Commission staff report, pages 23 -25, for a discussion of the findings needed to approve the proposed PUD development plan. PUBLIC NOTICE Notices regarding the proposed applications were mailed to the surrounding property owners and tenants within a 1,000 -foot radius of the project site. A map showing the noticing area is attached to this report. The public notice was also published in The Valley Times. At the time this report was prepared, staff has not received any comments or concerns. Staff will forward to the City Council any public comment received after publication of the staff report. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT An Initial Study /Negative Declaration (Attachment 10) has been prepared for the proposed project. Based on the Initial Study, staff believes that the project would not have any significant environmental impacts. Staff, therefore, believes that the Initial Study /Negative Declaration is the appropriate environmental document for review of the project and is in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). If the City Council concurs with this environmental assessment, it must make the finding that the Initial Study /Negative Declaration adequately evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the project prior to taking action on the project. CONCLUSION As proposed by the applicant and conditioned by staff, staff believes that the restaurant use will be compatible with the surrounding businesses. Conditions of approval have been included which will ensure that the safety and general welfare of the surrounding area, and the City in general, is maintained. With the proposed conditions, staff finds that the proposed development is consistent with the purposes of the PUD District and will conform to General Plan goals, policies, and programs related to land -use planning. Page 9 of 10