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BACKGROUND Parcel Map versus Tract Map Approval Typically, a subdivision that creates four or fewer lots is processed as a parcel map, which is approved administratively; whereas a subdivision that creates five or more lots is processed as a tentative map, requiring Planning Commission review and approval. However, successive subdivisions of four or fewer lots, involving lots that are contiguous and owned by the same owner, will trigger a tentative subdivision map, rather than a parcel map if the cumulative number of lots would be five or more. In this case, prior successive parcel maps on contiguous parcels created a total of four lots (plus a remainder lot); the proposed subdivision of one lot into two lots thus triggers a Tract Map. Development Allowed by Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan for Lot 22 The site is located within the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan (VACSP) area and is part of an original lot, identified as Lot 22 in Subarea 3 of the VACSP. The VACSP and PUD rezoning for a 384-acre area in southeast Pleasanton were adopted by the City Council in June 1999. Since then, individual development projects within the Specific Plan have been approved under a series of subsequent subdivisions and PUD plans, consistent with the provisions of the Specific Plan. Frank Berlogar, was the owner of the original VACSP Lot 22, and remains the current owner of what remains of the property being subdivided by Map 8483. Lot 22 was approximately 50.13-acres in size and was occupied by an existing single-family home, a mobile home (caretaker's residence), and several accessory buildings. Lot 22 has three Specific Plan land use designations: Low Density Residential (LDR), Hillside Residential (HR), and Open Space (OS). The VACSP allotted a total of 14 new residential units to be located on Lot 22 in addition to the existing home and caretaker's residence. The allocations are: • 9 new single-family homes located in two LDR areas; • 3 new single-family homes located in the northern HR area; and • 2 new single-family homes located in the southern HR area Prior Development Approvals for Lot 22 In the past 18 years, several development approvals have occurred on Lot 22. These are summarized below: Lot Line Adjustment In the late 1990s, a lot line adjustment was approved to transfer approximately five acres from Berlogar's original 50.13-acre site (Lot 22) to 27 Grey Eagle Court. The lot line adjustment occurred in the southwestern portion of Berlogar's lot. No new lots were created on Berlogar's site from this lot line adjustment. PUD-05 In June 2001, the City Council approved PUD-05, a 19-lot single-family development plan referred as Apperson Ridge. PUD-05 included two properties, Lot 22 (Berlogar) and Lot 23 (Chrisman) of the VACSP with Lot 22 having nine single-family homes in the LDR areas of the lot. The PUD-05 approval also allowed the existing caretaker's residence (accessory dwelling unit) on Lot 22 to be removed and replaced with a new Page 2 of 5