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of project aesthetics and ensure that the future homes are well-designed and visually well -integrated into the hillside setting. Annexation and Zoning The three parcels owned by the Lester family are currently in unincorporated Alameda County but were prezoned to Agriculture (A) in 1986 (Ordinance No. 1288). The proposed project will require rezoning from A to PUD-LDR/OS-A&G/OS-PH&S District to be consistent with the General Plan Land Use designations. The rezoning process would be undertaken concurrently with the PUD development plan. The parcel owned by Shriners is also located in unincorporated Alameda County; it was not prezoned. Thus, this parcel would need to be prezoned to be consistent with the General Plan Land Use Designations (i.e., Planned Unit Development — Low Density Residential/Open Space — Public Health and Safety District). Once the parcel is annexed to the City, the prezoned district would then become its zoning district. If the City approves the proposed General Plan map amendments, as discussed above, it would be logical to also approve zoning in conformance with the revised General Plan land use map. Should the City Council approve the development application, the project would be processed through Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) for their review and action. Circulation 31 lots would be accessed from a new public street connecting south from Dublin Canyon Road, west of the existing intersection of Canyon Creek Circle, although the streets beyond the gate would be private. Staff notes the General Plan's Circulation Element discourages new gated communities (Program 7.4), though, based on the location and project proposed, that applicant would like to know if the Planning Commission would consider allowing their project to be gated. An EVA road is proposed, which would connect the upper portion of the subdivision to the existing church driveway just west of Devaney Creek. The EBRPD staging area would be accessed from Dublin Canyon Road via a separate roadway on the eastern side of the property; this road would also provide access to Lots 32 and 33 (the two Lester homes) located on this side of the property, near Dublin Canyon Road. Improvements would be made to the Dublin Creek Road frontage, including widening of an existing bridge and culvert to accommodate bike lanes on both sides of Dublin Canyon Road. A sidewalk along the project's frontage, the southside of Dublin Canyon Road, is not proposed nor is the City's Traffic Engineering Division requiring/recommending one be installed. Should a sidewalk be proposed/desired on Dublin Canyon Road, the sidewalk would need to be a minimum eight feet wide and include a six-foot wide landscape median between the new sidewalk and the new eight -foot wide bike line (six-foot wide bike lane with a two -foot road/bike lane buffer). Figure 15 is an image of Foothill Road illustrating what the design would generally look like along the south side of Dublin Canyon Road. Staff notes installing such improvements, a sidewalk along the project's frontage with bike lane and landscape buffer, would require a significant amount of grading on the project site within areas were the slope is 25 percent or more. Installing a sidewalk has not been discussed with the applicant, though the City has received comments from some residents on Dublin Canyon Road, expressing their P18-00781P18-00791P18-00801P18-0081/PUD-130 Planning Commission 10807, 11021, and 11033 Dublin Canyon Road and the parcel west of 11021 Dublin Canyon Road 21 of 26