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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-98-78 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION OF JERRELL THOMAS FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT APPROVAL, AS FILED UNDER CASE PUD-98-l0 WHEREAS, Jerrell Thomas has applied for Planned Unit Development to create a buildable single-family residential lot approximately 1.25 acres in size and for construction of one approximately 5,000 square foot two-story home located at 8093 Bethel Lane; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is Planned Development (PUD) - Low Density Residential (LDR); West Foothill Road Corridor Overlay District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of October 14, 1998, the Planning Commission, considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff; and WHEREAS, a negative declaration has been prepared for this project in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission made the following findings: 1. The plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare. The proposed development plan, as conditioned, meets all applicable City standards concerning public health and safety, e.g. emergency vehicle access and "acceptable risk" geologic hazards (approved geologic/geotechnical report with recommendations). 2. The plan is consistent with the City's General Plan. At 0.8 units per acre, the project is within the acceptable range for PUD-LDR (Low Density Residential) projects of 0-2 units/acre and below the midpoint of 1.0 du/acre for this designation. Other General Plan policies have been met: deletion of private driveways onto a major arterial, development on a geologic area of "acceptable risk," construction (future) of custom housing stock, and densities consistent with surrounding properties.