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The foundation system design will be determined with the building permit based on the analyses provided by the applicant's consultants including the architect, soils engineer, structural engineer, and noise consultant subject to City review and approval. A raised foundation, if found to be necessary, may increase the height of the structures by 30 inches to 36 inches. The draft conditions of approval allow for flexibility should this be required. Common and Private Open Space No common open space/recreation areas are proposed. Private, individual open space would be provided in the form of balconies for two of the apartment units and yard areas and balconies of each detached, single-family home. Because the project is a small-scale, infill project located in the Downtown, staff does not believe it would be feasible to accommodate a common open space/recreation area within the development. The project site is located within 0.5 mile of Veterans Plaza Park and the new Bernal Community Park. Overall, staff is satisfied that the private yards, Veterans Plaza Park, and the new Bernal Community Park will substantially meet the residents' park and open space needs. PUD CONSIDERATIONS The Zoning Ordinance of the Pleasanton Municipal Code sets forth the purposes of the Planned Unit Development District and "considerations" to be addressed in reviewing a PUD development plan. Staff has provided those considerations and staffs analysis below. 1. Whether the plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: The proposed project, as conditioned, meets all applicable City standards concerning public health, safety, and welfare. The subject development would include the installation of all required on-site utilities with connections to municipal systems in order to serve the new lots. The project will not generate volumes of traffic that cannot be accommodated by the existing City streets and intersections in the area. The structures would be designed to meet the requirements of the Uniform Building Code, Fire Code, and other applicable City codes. The proposed development is compatible with the adjacent neighborhood and uses and would be consistent with the existing scale and character of the area. Adequate setbacks would be provided between the new buildings and adjacent properties. Therefore, staff believes that the proposed PUD development plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and that this finding can be made. 2. Whether the plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable specific plan: The subject parcel is designated by the Land Use Element of the Pleasanton General Plan for Retail/Highway/Service Commercial; Business and Professional Offices land uses, which allow for commercial and office uses. The Downtown Specific Plan has language that encourages and/or allows above ground-floor multi-family housing under the Office designation. The proposal would be in compliance with the land use designations as it will: 1) introduce more activity to the subject parcel with a new commercial use and new residential uses; and 2) introduce a mixed-use project in the Downtown that would create a transition between the PUD-118, 4791 Augustine Street Planning Commission Page 22 of 25