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i) 4. REVISIONS AND OMISSIONS TO THE AGENDA . Mr. Iserson requested the Commission continue Item 6.g., Reauest to exemnt the traffic l!:enerated bv a proposed dav care use from the City's traffic requirements at the Hopvard Road/Owens Drive intersection, and Item 6.e., RZ-97-04, to August 27, 1997. 5. MATIERS CONTINUED FOR DECISION There were none. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. PUD-81-30-71D. Security Capital Pacific TrustlPrudential Application for PUD development plan approval for a 540-unit apartment complex including a three-acre public park to be located on an approximately 26.4 acre site (Lot 60, Hacienda Business Park) generally located south of the intersection of Hacienda and Owens Drives. Zoning for the property is PUD (Planned Unit Development) -HDR (High Density Residential) District. A representative from the Affordable Housing Commission will be addressing this item. . Mr. Iserson presented the staff report recommending approval of Case PUD-81-30-7ID, subject to the conditions of the staff report and staff s memo distributed to the Planning Commission this evening. Mr. Iserson provided background on the site, describing the rezoning of the site and previous approvals. He also noted the development of the surrounding properties. He gave an overview of the proposed 540-unit apartment project and the park dedication. He reviewed specifics regarding the design of the project, traffic analysis, the provisions for the development of park land, and the affordable housing component, as well as the waiver request. Mr. Iserson advised that conditions of approval requested by Council regarding the West Las Positas interchange have been included for this project. He noted that some of these conditions more appropriately address commercial development, and that the Planning Commission may wish to delete the condition regarding TSM requirements and modifying the traffic mitigation condition such that it would only apply if the City Council determined that residentially developed properties would be included in traffic mitigations. Mr. Iserson reported that the Park and Recreation Commission determined that the 3.0 acre park, combined with the 6.6 acre park, fulfills the neighborhood park needs of the area. Mr. Iserson noted that a fiscal impact analysis was completed for the project, in accordance with a provision of the General Plan. The report completed by Bay Area Economics indicates a slight positive fiscal impact. Commissioner Cooper expressed concern about the left turns at the section where the median strip is open at the intersection of Hacienda and Owens and the safety of that in its proximity to the traffic light at Hacienda and Owens and the velocity of traffic flow in that area. He compared this to the situation at California Reflections where it was determined that there was a potential safety problem . and asked why this is perceived as being different. Mr. Iserson reported that when the traffic analysis Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 August 13, 1997