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EXHIBIT J: PUBLIC COMMENTS ♦[PLEASNT-N • DOWNTOWN SPECIFIC PLAN UPDATE 1-r -11^- Community Development Department Planning Division ^` *�[ *, 203 Old Bernal Avenue•P 0,Bok 520 LEA$A VTQN. Pleasanton.California 94566-7802 Phone 925-0,,-560:1•podecityotplcasantonca.gov wwvr.pleasantonpwr Iils.corn PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS A Planned Unit Development(PUD)is a development that is looked at in the context of the'Big Picture.'The PUD process allows the City to review all aspects of a project,including the layout land use. architecture and community impacts. The approval of a PUD establishes the applicable development standards for the life of the project. The PUD review process addresses a wide range of development issues, including: land use. site planning. consistency with the General Plan, grading,traffic,noise,housing affordability(for residential projects), architecture, colors, parking, illumination,landscaping and open space. Approval of a PUD typically includes rezoning of the subject property to the PUD zoning designation:and the approval of a specific development plan("PUD Plan")for the site in some situations,only one of these may be required. REVIEW PROCESS OVERVIEW When your application is submitted it will be assigned to a staff planner and reviewed for completeness. The project will be reviewed by several City Departments for conformance with City standards,and the staff planner will communicate if any additional information is needed. Once an application is deemed complete,the process requires about three to six months for approval_ This period may be longer if the plans require revisions, if review under the California Environmental Quality Act(CEOA)Is needed, or if the approval/denial action is appealer. PUD applications are subject to a public hearing. The request is first heard by the Planning Commission (PC)which provides a recommendation for action to the City Council(CC),The staff planner will write a staff report for each of the hearings, and you as the project applicant will be provided with a copy of the staff report prior to eact1 hearing(reports are also available to the general public in advance of the hearing date).The PC and CC will consider the information in the staff report,public comments,and testimony given at the hearings. it is strongly recommended you attend the hearings to present your project and to answer any questions the PC or CC may have. Actions that can be taken on the applicant can be to approve,approve with conditions, or deny the project.An approval will usually be made with the inclusion of specific project 'Conditions of Approval", When the CC renders their decision, you will be informed in writing along with any conditions attached to the approval. Prepared for the June 26, 2019, Planning Commission Meeting 16 ission Meeting 13 1 O Z N the CC district of the potential inconveniences associated with Prepared for the June 26, 2019, Planning Commission Meeting 5 oidable impacts will result from implementation of the Plan.Having(i)adopted all feasible mitigation measures,as stated herein and discussed in the Draft EIR;(ii) rejected alternatives to the Plan, as stated herein and discussed in the Draft EIR;and(iii) recognized the significant unavoidable impacts of the Plan, the City Council hereby finds that each of the separate benefits of the proposed Plan, as stated herein, is determined to be unto itself an overriding consideration, independent of other benefits, that warrants approval of the Plan and outweighs and overrides its significant unavoidable impacts,and thereby justifies the approval of the City of Pleasanton Downtown Specific Plan. 27 would result in an operational emissions increase of 4,000 MTCO2e per year and an energy consumption increase of 168,000 million BTU per year compared to existing conditions. While the Plan would not be sufficient to align downtown Pleasanton's emissions trajectory with the goals established under SB 32 and EO S-3-05,implementation of the 26 ntal 24 iteria air pollutants 23