PC-2008-10, PUD-81-28-05M, JAMES HAPP/NORTHSTAR REALTY SERVICES, INC.

PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC -2008-10 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION OF JAMES HAPP/NORTHSTAR REALTY SERVICES, INC. AND KENNETH AND PAMELA CHRISMAN FOR A MAJOR MODIFICATION, AS FILED UNDER CASE PUD -81-28-05M WHEREAS, the James Happ/Northstar Realty Services, Inc. and Kenneth and Pamela Chrisman have applied for a major modification to an approved PUD development plan to replace the approved production home designs with design guidelines for the property located at 1944 Vineyard Avenue,in the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan Area; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD-LDR (Planned Unit Development — Low Density Residential) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of February 27, 2008, the Planning Commission considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff concerning this application; and WHEREAS, environmental review for the proposed project was undertaken with the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) approved by the City Council for the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan in conformance with the standards of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); there are no substantial changes to the project or to the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken that involve new significant environmental effects or that substantially increase the severity of previously identified effects; furthermore, there is no new information of substantial importance which was unknown at the time that the Final EIR was approved by the City Council regarding the project or its effects, mitigation measures, or alternatives; and any previously identified effects or impacts are mitigated to a level of insignificance, with the mitigation measures incorporated into the project's design or imposed on the project pursuant to the conditions of approval; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission determined that the proposed modification would be consistent with other recently approved projects" in the area.