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Resolution No. PC-98-21 Page 4 6. Adequate public safety measures have been incorporated into the design of the plan. As conditioned, the development of the site, including buildings and access to adjacent public streets, is consistent with the requirements of the City's ordinances and the Uniform Building Code. The subject site is located in a rural hillside area. The revised configuration of Equus Court and the orientation of the lots will facilitate a better relationship of the homes to the natural terrain and landscape. The design guidelines require that split pads be used for the homes on Lots 1, 2, and 3 in order that they conform to the natural slope of the site. The proposed design guidelines require that the homes be compatible with the rural character of the site and surrounding properties. The only existing vegetation which would be removed would be trees in the area of Lots 4,5, and 6 which must be removed in order to complete necessary repairs to an area of improperly-placed fill. 7. The plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD District. The site's hillside topography and location along the rural west side of Foothill Road necessitates the PUD zoning for its development. The proposed plan would comply with the purposes of the PUD District. One of the purposes of that district is that the project should "complement the objectives ofthe hillside planned development district (HPD) in areas not subject to the provisions of that zoning district." The objectives of that district include the preservation of the predominant views both from and of the hill areas and the retention of the sense of identity that these hill areas now impart to the city and its environment. As discussed in the West Foothill Road Corridor Overlav District section, the proposed modifications to the previously-approved development plan would complement the project's hillside setting and would preserve the views of this hillside area and natural terrain. WHEREAS, the Planning Commission finds that the proposed development plan is consistent with the General Plan, the purposes of the PUD ordinance, and the West Foothill Road Corridor Overlay District. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RESOLVES THE FOLLOWING: