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Resolution No. PC-2021-07 Page Two 1. Whether the plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: The proposed Project, as conditioned, meets all applicable City standards concerning public health, safety, and welfare. The Project would include the installation of all required on-site utilities with connections to municipal systems in order to serve the new development. With the recommended traffic mitigations, the Project will not generate volumes of traffic that cannot be accommodated by existing City streets and intersections in the area. The structures would be designed to meet the requirements of the Uniform Building Code, Fire Code, and other applicable City codes. Adequate access would be provided to the structures for police, fire, and other emergency response vehicles. Stormwater run-off from the site will be treated before leaving the site. Construction hour limits and dust suppression requirements would minimize construction impacts on the surrounding residents and tenants. The proposed development is compatible with the adjacent uses and would be consistent with the existing scale and character of the area. Therefore, it is recommended the proposed PUD development plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and this finding can be made. 2. Whether the plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable specific plan: The subject site's Land Use Designation of"Retail/Highway/Service Commercial; Business and Professional Offices" permits office uses. R&D and laboratory uses are not separately defined or identified as a land use category in the PMC; however, both are listed among a broad range of potential uses in the PMC's definition of "Light Industrial." R&D and laboratory uses are not expressly permitted in the C-R (p) District; thus, the Project would be consistent with the General Plan Land Use Designation if the subject site is rezoned to PUD. The proposed 381,000 sq. ft. of building area would result in a floor area ratio (FAR) of 60% for the subject site. This complies with the 60% maximum FAR permitted for the designated land use, subject to the project providing sufficient amenities and mitigations to offset its impacts. With the rezoning, the proposed Development Agreement would be consistent with the General Plan and also deliver additional amenities and benefits to the City, and the project environmental review determined that all project impacts would be adequately mitigated. The proposed Project would further several General Plan Goals, Programs, and Policies, including: encouraging the reuse of vacant and underutilized parcels and buildings within existing urban areas; requiring higher residential and commercial densities in the proximity of transportation corridors and hubs; assuring that new major commercial, office, and institutional centers are adequately served by transit and by pedestrian and bicycle facilities; maintaining a complete well-rounded community of desirable neighborhoods, a strong employment base, and a variety of community facilities; and zoning sufficient land for neighborhood, community, and regional commercial uses to support Pleasanton's increasing business activity. It is recommended the City Council find the proposed development plan is consistent with the City's General Plan, and this finding can be made.