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Resolution No. PC-2018-08 Page Two closer to Santa Rita Road; and voted unanimously to continue the hearing to a date uncertain with direction to the applicant to consider alternative phasing options to allow the Carpenter's building to be moved closer to the street; and WHEREAS, on January 11 , 2018 the applicant submitted revised project plans including changes to eliminate the office building, and to add compact parking stalls to increase the total number of parking; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the revised project at a hearing on March 14, 2018. Staff recommended that the Commission recommend denial of the project to City Council. After hearing public testimony, discussion, and review of the proposed plans, the Planning Commission concluding that the project, with enhancements to the landscaping and street frontage, would not raise General Plan consistency concerns; and voted unanimously to continue the hearing to a date uncertain with direction to staff to prepare a resolution recommending approval of the project; and WHEREAS, on April 9, 2018 the applicant submitted revised project plans and renderings including new gabion walls, weathered steel screen panels, and a new art piece along the Santa Rita Street frontage; and WHEREAS, on April 25, 2018 the Planning Commission held a continued public hearing on the application and considered all revised plans, public testimony, agenda reports, related materials, and recommendations of staff; and WHEREAS, the proposed project is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15183, Projects Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning, where additional environment review is not required except as necessary to examine whether there are significant project-specific environmental effects which are peculiar to the project or its site. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City of Pleasanton, based on the entire record of proceedings, including the oral and written staff reports and all public comment and testimony: Section 1: Findings for PUD-125 With respect to the PUD-125, the Planning Commission makes the following findings and determinations with respect to each of the considerations for approval of a PUD Development Plan as required by Section 18.68.110 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC): A. Whether the plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: The Planning Commission finds the proposed PUD development plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and this finding can be made. The proposed project, as conditioned, meets all applicable City standards concerning public health, safety, and welfare. The subject development would include the ion expressed concern that there may be insufficient parking at build-out of the CTC and the office building, and that the applicant had not developed or analyzed alternatives that would bring the CTC