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make it clear that any such residential project would be subject to discretionary approval of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and appropriate California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review. If the Council did not support inclusion of the requested land use change, the notation would not be included. and a future residential-only project would require approval of a future amendment to the DSP Land Use Diagram, along with any other required discretionary approvals. such as a zoning map amendment or PUD. Zoning & Planned Unit Development Any proposed land use or development in the DSP area must be consistent with three separate but related City planning documents: the City's General Plan, the Downtown Specific Plan, and the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC Zoning). Each of these includes a map or diagram indicating the applicable land use or zoning for various properties within the city. By law, there must be "vertical consistency" between the mapping and allowable land uses in each document meaning that the land use designations in the Specific Plan must be consistent with the General Plan; and the Zoning Map's designation(s) must be consistent with both the Specific Plan and General Plan land use maps. With respect to the need to re-zone either property: addition of the DSP map annotation as described above would not remove their existing "Downtown Commercial" Specific Plan land use designation. As a result, there would not be a need to amend either the General Plan land use designation or zoning for either property at the time of Specific Plan adoption. However, as described, the map annotation would indicate that any proposal to develop either property with 100 percent residential uses would require a Planned Unit Development approval — involving re-zoning (to the Planned Unit Development designation). and adoption of a PUD Development Plan as part of that application. The PUD process, which typically includes one or more study sessions as well as public hearings, allows the public, Planning Commission, and City Council to consider the appropriate site specific project details. CEQA With respect to CEQA review, site-specific CEQA analysis would be required for any site redevelopment, which would supplement and be additive to the broader "program- level" analysis that is currently being prepared in the form of a Program EIR for the Downtown Specific Plan update. While the program-level analysis looks at the impacts of the total amount of development allowable under the Specific Plan, and the distribution of that development across different portions of the specific plan area, it does not look at that development at a site- or project-specific level of detail. Once certified, the information in the Program EIR can provide information and analysis that will help inform subsequent, project-level analysis; however, the project itself will be required to conduct more detailed analysis of any unique or site-specific impacts not captured in the broader program-level review. Density Assumptions Finally, the Council inquired about allowable density on the two properties. At this time, no specific density range has been adopted or is recommended for either. However, it Page 4 of 5 Excerpt: City Council Minutes, April 16, 2019 Page 7 of 8 er site, adding residential to downtown commercial properties. Director of Community Development Beaudin asked whether Council would support parking on the ground level for self-parked residential. Excerpt: City Council Minutes, April 16, 2019 Page 5 of 8 ide; felt a small residential development would generate fewer vehicle trips than the gas station; and urged Council to support staffs recommendations. Mayor Thorne closed the public hearing. Excerpt: City Council Minutes, April 16, 2019 Page 4 of 8 the original proposal and the draft plan. She stated people have a sense of pride in the downtown area because of its quaint, small-town feel and spoke in opposition to adding residential there. She urged Council to consider a plan where everybody can continue to be proud of downtown. Laureen Green referenced a letter she submitted to the City and felt the survey and felt the plan has diverted from it. Excerpt: City Council Minutes, April 16, 2019 Page 3 of 8 g and the State's intent on reducing costs and staff has not reduced or waived parking requirements as part of this update. He added that under SB 50, the corresponding issue will be the BART Station. Mayor Thorne opened the public hearing. Excerpt: City Council Minutes, April 16, 2019 Page 2 of 8 residential units in the back, Director of Community Development Beaudin reported there is a policy in the draft plan that prohibits new curb cuts and staff will ensure access is provided without impacting Main Street. In reply to Excerpt: City Council Minutes, April 16, 2019 Page 1 of 8