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Mr. Dolan replied that it would make no change to that section. Chair Pearce clarified that it would make no change and it would still have what is there, which is, it has to be compatible. Commissioner Ritter inquired if this would mean having the Cunningham thing happen again. Chair Pearce said yes. Commissioner Ritter inquired if the FAR for the other residences in different areas in Pleasanton is 40 percent. Mr. Dolan replied that was correct. Chair Pearce clarified that the Commission is not talking about taking the current language and making it looser. She noted that that was not the Commission's direction from Council so the Commission would not be taking out the compatibility with regard to the mass and the scale that would still be in place because the Council's direction was not to loosen the language with regard to Downtown. She stated that it was her understanding that the concern was that the some of the Commissioners did not want the extra FAR calculations in there, and to just leave it as compatible in mass and scale. Commissioner Posson said yes, to leave it more subjective and less definitive. Chair Pearce asked Commissioner Posson if he would you like to make that motion. Commissioner Posson said yes. He indicated that he can support it with the exclusion of the 25- percent numeric the FAR. Chair Pearce asked Commissioner Ritter if he is seconding that motion. Commissioner Ritter replied that he would, noting that the City Council will also be reviewing this. Commissioner Posson moved to find that the proposed amendments to the General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, Downtown Design Guidelines, and Municipal Code are statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); to recommend to the City Council to accept the Pleasanton Downtown Historic Context Statement; and to recommend approval to the City Council of: (1) Case P13 -2447 amending the General Plan as shown in Exhibit D of the staff report; (2) Case P13 -2446 amending the Downtown Specific Plan as shown in Exhibit A of the staff report; (3) the amendments to the Downtown Design Guidelines as shown in Exhibit B of the staff report; and (4) Case P13 -2448 amending the Pleasanton Municipal Code as shown in PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, November 13, 2013 Page 41 of 50