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P23-0177 & Tract 8672, 3200 Hopyard Road Planning Commission 11 of 12 Site Circulation/Traffic The project would provide on-site vehicular access from two new (one lane in each direction) private streets (Private Street ‘A’ and ‘B’), off of South Valley Trails Drive. Of the two streets, Private Street ‘A’, along the north side of the project, would be considered the main vehicular driveway entrance to the project. Pedestrian access to the site will also be provided through sidewalk connectivity from South Valley Trails Drive, and two access gates. One access gate is proposed southeast of the site adjacent to Hopyard Road and the other along the south property line along the Pleasanton Canal (see Figure 7 above). The project’s traffic analysis by TJKM approximates 127 more trips during a typical weekday, including eight more trips during the a.m. commuter peak hour, and 11 more trips during the commuter p.m. peak hour. The project’s traffic analysis was reviewed by the City’s Traffic Engineering Division who determined the project’s trip generation would result in less than significant impacts. ALTERNATIVES As outlined in the above analysis, staff believes the project, as proposed and conditioned, would be compatible with the other uses in the vicinity and not create adverse impacts, and recommends the Planning Commission approve the project. However, alternatives to the proposal that could be considered by the Planning Commission include: 1. Deny the project; or 2. Approve the proposal with modifications to the site layout, building designs, uses, etc. PUBLIC NOTICE / PUBLIC COMMENT Notice of the application was sent to the surrounding property owners and tenants within a 1,000-foot radius of the site. The applicant also posted an on-site project notification sign pursuant to the City’s on-site project notification policy. At the time this report was published, staff received several comments expressing concern about the proposed project. Noticed neighbors expressed concern to the project’s size and scale, privacy, traffic volumes, parking, noise (from traffic and new residents), green space, exclusion of bus stop for children, and building separations for the purpose of emergency vehicles. Please see Exhibit E for full public comment details. Any additional public comments received after publication of this report will be forwarded to the Planning Commission. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT A Consistency Checklist has been prepared pursuant to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan or Zoning) to determine whether the proposed project requires additional environmental review. The Consistency Checklist is attached to this report as Exhibit C. CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 mandates that projects consistent with the development density established by existing zoning, community plan, or general plan policies for which a Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) was certified (in this case the Pleasanton General Plan 2005-2025 FEIR) shall not require additional environmental review, except as might be necessary to examine whether there are project-specific significant effects peculiar to the project or its site. Section 15183 specifies that examination of environmental effects shall be limited to those effects that: (1) are peculiar to the project or the parcel on which the project would be located, and were not analyzed as significant effects in a prior EIR on the zoning action, general plan,