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ORDINANCE NO. 2245 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) PLAN FOR SIMON PROPERTY GROUP AS FILED UNDER CASE NO. PUD-136 WHEREAS, on May 29, 2019, Simon Property Group ("Applicant") submitted an application for a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Plan to construct 360 multi-family apartment units and related site improvements including a new parking structure (the "Project") on real property commonly known as 1008 Stoneridge Mall Road consisting of portions of Assessor Parcel Numbers 941-1201-94-03 and 941-1201-04-06 (the "Property"); and WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton is the lead agency on the Project, and the City Council is the decision-making body for the proposed approval of the Project; and WHEREAS, the Project was subject to the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR) and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations for the Housing Element Update and Climate Action Plan General Plan Amendment and Rezonings certified and adopted by the City Council on January 4, 2012; and that SEIR was a supplement to the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) prepared for the Pleasanton 2005-2025 General Plan which was certified on in July 2009; further, the Property was one of 21 potential housing sites analyzed in the SEIR and is, therefore, within its scope of review, and the SEIR included some mitigation measures that needed to be addressed prior to issuance of a building permit for a project, and these mitigation measures have been addressed in the Conditions of Approval for the Project; and WHEREAS, the City prepared an Addendum to the aforementioned SEIR and EIR, which evaluated the Project and concluded that none of the circumstances referenced in CEQA Guidelines 15183 or 15162 have occurred (Addendum); and WHEREAS, the Property is designated Mixed Use in the General Plan; and WHEREAS, the Property is designated PUD-MU (Planned Unit Development—Mixed Use) on the City's zoning map; and WHEREAS, on March 11, 2020, the Planning Commission, following public notice, conducted a work session regarding the Project; and WHEREAS, on February 22, 2023, the Planning Commission reviewed the Addendum and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) for the Project, in accordance with Sections 15162 and 15183 of the CEQA Guidelines and recommended adoption to the City Council; and WHEREAS, on February 22, 2023, the Planning Commission, following public notice, conducted a public hearing where it considered the written agenda report, public testimony, related materials for the Project, and adopted Resolution PC-2023-06, determining that the proposed PUD development plan, are appropriate for the site, making the findings, and recommending to the City Council the Project be approved; and WHEREAS, on March 21, 2023, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing on the Project and considered all public testimony, agenda reports; and related materials, and the recommendations of City staff and the Planning Commission; and