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FIRSTCARBON Proposal SOLUTI0 \S PROJECT UNDERSTANDING AND APPROACH Project Understanding The City of Pleasanton adopted the Happy Valley Specific Plan in 1998 to guide future residential development within an 860-acre area generally located east of Interstate 680 and south of Sycamore Road.The Specific Plan area contains 111 existing residences,the 18-hole Callippe Preserve Golf Course, and undeveloped land. The Specific Plan contemplates the development of 183 new residences within the plan area and a new"Bypass Road" linking Westbridge Lane with Sycamore Creek Lane. The 154-acre, boot-shaped project site is located in the southern portion of the City of Pleasanton, Alameda County,California. The project site is surrounded by Alisal Street (west), large parcel residential (north and east), and Westbridge Lane, Faith Chapel of God, and Alisal Street (south).The western portion of the site (approximately 30 acres)contains flat terrain that is mowed and tilled on a regular basis,while the eastern portion of the site(approximately 124 acres)contains hilly terrain and includes an Alquist-Priolo Fault Zone.Within the western portion of the site is a wetland area and a windmill that powers an irrigation well.The site is enclosed with a barbed-wire fence.A gated access point is located near the Faith Chapel of God church. The City of Pleasanton General Plan designates the site Low Density Residential—Happy Valley Specific Plan Overlay.The project site overlaps with four Happy Valley Specific Plan zoning districts: Planned Unit Development—Low Density Residential(PUD-LDR); Planned Unit Development—Medium Density Residential(PUD-MDR); Planned Unit Development—Semi-Rural Density Residential (PUD-SRDR); and Planned Unit Development—Agriculture/Open Space (PUD- AG/OS). The project applicant (Tim Lewis Communities) is proposing to rezone and subdivide the project site to support 39 single-family residential lots and roadways on 28.63 acres and permanently preserve 124.08 acres as open space. Lot sizes would range from 22,024 square feet(0.51 acre)to 38,331 square feet (0.88 acre). Vehicular access would be taken from Westbridge Lane (Street A),which would connect to five cul-de-sacs.A 21-foot wide Emergency Vehicle Access/bicycle/pedestrian connection would link the westernmost cul-de-sac to Alisal Street.A public trail would be constructed along the Westbridge Lane frontage.A 2.01-acre undeveloped parcel in the western portion of the project site that contains the wetland would be retained by Home Owners Association.The proposed project requires the following discretionary approvals: a General Plan Amendment, a Specific Plan Amendment, Planned Unit Development rezoning, Growth Management Allocation, and EIR certification. The project application proposes to remove the proposed "Bypass Road" contemplated by the Happy Valley Specific Plan. The City has requested a proposal for CEQA services that includes an Environmental Impact Report and technical analysis of aesthetics, biological resources traffic, and other topics. This scope is based on our understanding of the project as presented in the RFP;the scope is subject to change, as directed by the City. NORTH AMERICA I EUROPE I AFRICA I AUSTRALIA I ASIA FIRSTCARBONSOLUTIONS.COM