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associated EIR, which was adopted and certified by the City Council in 2009 under City Council Resolution No. 09-312. Based on the foregoing, the City Council finds that pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183, Projects Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or zoning, additional environmental review is not required because there are no project-specific significant effects that are peculiar to the project or its site that would result from the proposed PUD amendments. SECTION 2. Findings for PUD Development Plan Approval The City Council makes the following findings and determinations with respect to each of the considerations for approval of a PUD Development Plan as required by Section 18.68.110 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC): A. Whether the plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: The City Council finds the proposed PUD Major Modification is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, since the proposed modifications do not change the ability of projects within Hacienda to meet all applicable City standards concerning public health, safety, and welfare, nor do they create or worsen risks or hazards, since they do not substantially modify uses or development from that allowed in the existing approved PUD development plan. Hacienda already includes the installation of all required utilities with connections to municipal systems in order to serve the existing development and no changes are proposed that would impact future development. The proposed modifications are compatible with the General Plan and zoning designations for Hacienda. B. Whether the plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable specific plan: The City Council finds the proposed PUD Major Modification is consistent with the City's General Plan since the site's General Plan Land Use Designations of Mixed Use/Business Park and High Density Residential allow for a varied mix of uses with which development allowed under the Hacienda PUD would remain consistent, since no changes to the allowable development capacity or overall program of land uses are proposed. C. Whether the plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site: The City Council finds that the proposed PUD Major Modification would continue to allow use of property consistent and compatible with adjacent properties throughout Hacienda, and adjacent to Hacienda itself. Hacienda is comprised of a variety of commercial, industrial, and residential uses and the proposed modification would not change or alter the existing or future uses or total amount of development allowed within Hacienda. All development would continue to be required to be consistent with existing standards for height, density/intensity, setbacks and floor area ratio, with no substantive modification to those standards proposed. D. Whether grading takes into account environmental characteristics and is designed in keeping with the best engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides, or flooding to have as minimal an effect upon the environment as possible: 2