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Resolution No. PC-97-68 Page 2 The project also would include the installation of a portion of the City/EBRPD trail through the Alameda County Transportation Corridor. Adequate access would be provided to all structures for police, fire, and other emergency vehicles via the on-site private street and the off-site trail which is wide enough to function as an emergency vehicle access. The office building and residential units would be designed to meet the requirements of the Uniform Building Code and other applicable City codes. 2. The plan is consistent with the City's General Plan. The proposed PUD development plan has been designed to meet the applicable General Plan policies for the proposed High Density, Office, and Commercial-Service uses. Because the site is located within the Downtown Specific Plan, the DSP programs, policies, and land use designation are regarded as a more refined, detailed version of the General Plan. The proposed land use modifications to the Specific Plan to allow residential use and the proposed PUD plan implement policies and strategies listed in the DSP. The General Plan policies also would be implemented by: rezoning the site for a residential density (High Density Residential, 8+ du/acre) intended to encourage development of this infill site; adding commercial and office uses adjacent to and more compatible with an existing residential neighborhood than the current land uses; and locating this mixed use development in an area near transportation corridors, and in an area where goods and services are easily accessible to the new residents when on foot. 3. The plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site. The site is an infill property surrounded by a variety of residential and commercial uses. The current zoning designation of the site permits retail commercial, service commercial, and office uses. The proposed rezoning, although inclusive of the existing uses for a time, would replace these commercial service uses with limited office-type uses and residential units. The high density residential development and the office uses provide a good transitional use between the single-family homes along Walnut Drive and the commercial uses along First Street, particularly the service stations and the mortuary.