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A preliminary arborist report was prepared by HortScience in March 2018. The report surveyed 22 trees; 15 qualify as heritage-sized trees as defined by the Pleasanton Municipal Code. Although several of the trees have potential to be affected by the project including site grading and construction of retaining walls, the report concludes that all 22 trees can be preserved. The report also provides recommendations for tree protection and preservation during construction. The City Landscape Architect has reviewed the report and concurred with the assessment and the recommended protection measures. In order to identify if any sensitive plant or wildlife species, sensitive habitats, or biological constraints exist on the project site, a field reconnaissance survey of the project site was conducted in April 2019 by Olberding Environmental Inc. Per the Olberding survey, no sensitive habitats were found and no special status species listed in the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) were observed in or near this site. A red-shouldered hawk was observed flying over the Property during the survey. If project construction-related activities such as grading take place during the nesting season (February through August), preconstruction surveys for nesting passerine birds and raptors would be required. Based on the results of the surveys, avoidance procedures would be adopted, if necessary, on a case-by-case basis. These may include construction buffer areas (up to several hundred feet in the case of raptors). Should the Planning Commission recommend approval of the project or a version thereof, staff would incorporate conditions addressing this item. Fire Management and Open Space Plan Due to the project location, the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) required a site-specific Open-Space Management and Wildland Fire Protection Plan be prepared as a part of the PUD development plan application. The Open-Space Management and Wildland Fire Protection Plan was prepared by Olberding Environmental Inc. which addresses year- around maintenance of the project site, wildlife and vegetation protection, and measures to reduce fire intensity/fire exposure. LPFD reviewed and the plan and found it to be acceptable. PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERATIONS The Pleasanton Municipal Code Section 18.68.110 sets forth the purposes of the Planned Unit Development District and considerations to be addressed in reviewing a PUD development plan. These purposes and considerations are set forth in the draft Resolution included as Exhibit A, and includes whether the plan is in conformance with the City's General Plan, is in the best interest of public health, safety, and general welfare, and whether the plan would be compatible with developed properties in the vicinity. As described in Exhibit A, and based on the information and analysis provided in this Agenda Report, staff recommends the Commission make the required findings to recommend denial of the project. VESTING TENTATIVE MAP 8528 Vesting Tentative Map 8528 is proposed together with the PUD development plan. Review of a tentative map is limited to review of its consistency with the approved PUD development plan and compliance with State-mandated findings. As noted earlier, staff does not support the proposed five-lot residential development, and thus does not support the Vesting Tentative Map as proposed. However, should the Planning Commission support a version of the PUD that would increase the allowable density on this project site, a conforming Vesting Tentative Map (for 5 lots), or Parcel Map (for 4 or fewer lots) could also be recommended for approval, subject to the necessary conditions of approval. PUD-135, P19-0030, P19-0031 and Vesting Tentative Map 8528 Planning Commission 990 Sycamore Road 21 of 23 .+� s1. i� 'Y a 0421 0 0 �I ,�� r •u"' - 36. ,`a yy�� n2+a /'�. oM 'le' k� W, k 3S 94 '@ g 'via R T3 1:5,300 0 0.05 0.1 mi PUD-89-06-08M, Gabriela Marks, 4210 Rosewood Drive Planning Division _ January 7 2020 `( �� ""�� 0 330 660 Feet I Y I , I I