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Whether the proposed development plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: The proposed project as designed and conditioned meets all applicable City standards concerning public health, safety, and welfare, e.g., vehicle access, geologic hazards (new development not within a special studies zone), and flood hazards. Full public and private streets and water, storm, and sanitary sewer lines are present to serve the proposed lots on this site. Because the grade on the north side of the subject property is approximately five to six feet higher than the grade elevation of San Carlos Way, resulting in a series of steps and landings required to connect the public sidewalk to the street, the proposed sidewalk would not meet ADA standards. Staff considered options to achieve com- pliance and concludes that compliance is not feasible for the following reasons: plac- ing the sidewalk in a depressed trench would close-in the sidewalk creating an inhos- pitable pedestrian environment; there is less than available space on San Carlos Way to construct an ADA-acceptable ramp without having to condemn private property; the existing grades on San Carlos Way and on Sycamore Terrace, where the portion of the public sidewalk is located, do not meet ADA standards for slope grades; and other ADA accessible routes are available on Sunol Boulevard and from San Antonio Street to Sunset Creek Lane to Sycamore Creek Way and the linear park. Staff, therefore, believes that this finding can be made. Whether the proposed development plan is consistent with the Pleasanton General Plan and the North Sycamore Specific Plan: The North Sycamore Specific Plan was developed to implement the City's General Plan for the North Sycamore Area. The Sycamore Specific Plan has been found to be consistent with the General Plan policies including development outside 100-year flood zone areas, development on stable soils, and densities consistent with surround- ing properties. The mitigation measures specified by the North Sycamore Specific Plan applicable to the proposed project are incorporated in the proposed development plan and/or are addressed with conditions of approval. Staff, therefore, believes that this finding can be made. Whether the proposed development plan is compatible with previously developed properties located in the vicinity of the plan: Staff considers the project site to be an infill property surrounded by a variety of ex~ isting and planned residential. The proposed development plan incorporates numer- ous provisions - limitations on building heights, setbacks, maximum floor area, etc., - Item 6. a., PUD-42 and PSP-08 Page 15 of 18 February 9, 2005