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Resolution No. PC-2020-07 Page Three other applicable codes. As such, the Commission recommends that the City Council conclude this finding can be made. 2. Whether the plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable specific plan: The Project site has a General Plan Land Use designation of "Low Density Residential" on the General Plan Map. However, the General Plan Land Use Element indicates that General Plan Land Uses, densities and street alignments that are within specific plan areas are only conceptually shown on the General Plan Map while the Specific Plan provides additional detail. Therefore, the proposed development will need to conform to the Land Use Designation and density indicated by the NSSP. The NSSP Land Use Designation for the site is PUD-Agriculture, which allows a maximum density of 1.0 dwelling unit per acre. The proposal would change the land use designation of an approximately 1.01-acre northern portion of the site from PUD-Agriculture to PUD-Medium Density Residential. The PUD-Medium Density Residential land use category allows a maximum density of 3.5 dwelling units per acre. The proposed density of the PUD-Medium Density Residential portion of the site would be 3.0 dwelling units per acre. The remaining 2.27-acre southern portion of the site would retain the PUD-Agriculture land use designation and would contain two dwelling units, resulting in a density of 0.88 dwelling units per acre. With the proposed amendments to the NSSP, the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council find the proposed density conforms to the NSSP land use designations. The Planning Commission concluded the specific plan amendment to increase the density for this site is acceptable because: 1. The topography of the site creates a natural separation between the northern portion of the site from the southern portion; 2. The three-lot design fronting Sycamore Creek Way follows the design and lotting pattern of the existing neighborhood; 3. Utilities to accommodate the new homes are readily available; and 4. The increase in units would remain within the total buildout capacity of the North Sycamore Specific Plan; and 5. Conditions of Approval specify that no further subdivision of the property will be allowed. The Planning Commission also recommends that the City Council conclude the specific plan amendments pertaining to trail realignment, supported by the Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Committee (BPTC), and rezone of the northern approximately one-acre portion of the site from PUD-A to PUD-MDR are appropriate. er of the area. Adequate setbacks have been required between the new dwellings and the existing structures on the adjacent properties. The Project will not generate volumes of traffic that cannot be accommodated by existing City streets and intersections in the area. The proposed homes will be designed to meet the requirements of the California Building Code, California Fire Code, and Planning Commission 990 Sycamore Road 3 of 6