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3. Approve a revised project that divides the project into two separate areas, each accessed through a different neighborhood. This option would again leave Middleton Place as currently configured. It would create a cul-de-sac of approximately ten homes off of Lund Ranch Road. The remainder of the homes would be accessed off the same additional connection to Sunset Creek Lane described above in Option 2. The cul-de-sac off of Lund Ranch Road and the remainder of the project would be connected by an emergency vehicle access and pedestrian and bicycle access. This compromise option would partially honor the principles that were discussed by the City Council in 1992 at the time of the approval of the Bonde Ranch project, i.e., that the connections from future development of Lund Ranch (and from Middleton Place) would be to the East West Connector identified in the North Sycamore Specific Plan (i.e., Sunset Creek Lane or Sycamore Creek Way), as the number of new homes adding traffic to the Ventana Hills and Mission Hills neighborhoods would be limited to approximately ten (or a small subset of the overall number of units that would be developed as part of the project). In addition, these neighborhoods would retain the traffic from Middleton Place. In total, these neighborhoods would receive traffic from 25 more homes than would have been allowed under the previous agreements. This option would also create the need to cross the ephemeral creek along the southern portion of the site or traverse the hillside to the south of and above the creek to connect to Sunset Creek Lane, therefore resulting in potential biological and grading impacts. It would also raise the issue of whether a roadway that traverses the hillside on slopes over 25 percent violates the provisions of Measure PP, similar to Option 2. It is likely to be supported by residents of Middleton Place (their current access would remain the same) and Ventana Hills and Mission Hills (they would receive no project traffic), and be opposed by residents of Sycamore Heights and Bridle Creek (whose neighborhoods would receive the traffic from all but ten of the project homes). The City Council can modify any one of the above described options, e.g., determine the number of lots accessing each neighborhood, reduce the number of units, eliminate and/or shorten streets, change building designs, etc., with its recommendation. The City Council can also recommend approval of any of the eight project scenarios listed in the Final EIR. PUD FINDINGS Please refer to pages 35-39 of the June 24, 2015 Planning Commission staff report (Attachment 8) for a discussion of the findings needed to approve the proposed PUD Development Plan. Page 22 of 26