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OTHER CITY COUNCIL OPTIONS If the City Council does not support the project as proposed or as recommended to be revised by staff, e.g., it does not feel that the project meets the requirements of Measure PP relative to the construction of a road on a 25-percent slope, or it does not believe that the proposed development area above the barn is steep due to previous grading, it could consider the following options: 1. Deny the project, stating which aspects of the project it did not believe meet City plans, policies, and regulations. 2. Send the project back to the Planning Commission with direction as to what aspects of the project it does not believe meet City plans, policies, and regulations, and with instructions to the applicant to work with the Commission to submit a revised plan that addresses the specific issues. 3. Send the project back to the Planning Commission with direction that the City Council would like to consider a ten-unit plan that is accessed via Sunset Creek Drive only. PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT Attachment 14 is the map of the location and public notification area for the Planning Commission public hearing. Based on the communications received by staff, the proposed project is controversial to surrounding neighbors and homeowners associations. Public comments received by staff since the revised project was submitted relate primarily to traffic and circulation, the previous commitments to the Ventana Hills neighborhood, and the requirements of Measure PP, but also available City and regional parks to serve the residents of the proposed project, available school capacity, impacts to the quality of life of existing neighborhoods, loss of existing trees, loss of open space, and impacts to the off-site views of the site. CONCLUSION The proposed project is consistent with the General Plan designation for the site and well below the allowed density. The application has evolved since 2002 and has been revised substantially to respond to public input as well as Measure PP. A 50-unit project is included in the City's residential land inventory submitted with the Housing Element. The primary issue associated with the project is access and related traffic through adjoining neighborhoods. Factors influencing this choice include commitments made by previous City Councils and the application of Measure PP where its meaning is not entirely clear. Staff believes that its recommendation to divide the access through two neighborhood provides the right balance of consideration for each neighborhood, is allowed by the specific language of Measure PP, and is consistent with Measure PP's primary purposes. Page 23 of 26