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7. Whether the proposed development plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD Dis- trict: The proposed PUD development plan sets forth the parameters for this development in a manner consistent with the North Sycamore Specific Plan, and through the condi- tioning of the subject PUD development plan, the proposed project will substantially conform to the requirements of the Specific Plan. Staff, therefore, believes that this finding can be made. VII. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Environmental review for the proposed project was undertaken with the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) approved by the City Council for the North Sycamore Specific Plan in con- formance with the standards of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). There are no substantial changes to the project or to the circumstances under which the project is being under- taken that involve new significant environmental effects or that substantially increase the sever- ity of previously identified effects. Furthermore, there is no new information of substantial im- portance, which was unknown at the time that the FEIR was approved by the City Council re- garding the project or its effects, mitigation measures, or alternatives. Any previously identified effects or impacts are mitigated to a level of insignificance, with the mitigation measures incor- porated into the project's design or imposed on the project pursuant to the conditions of ap- proval. Therefore, no new environmental document accompanies this staff report. VIII. CONCLUSION Staff believes that the proposed project is very well designed and in keeping with the themes, policies, and requirements of the North Sycamore Specific Plan. Staff believes that the pro- posed project is designed in a manner that is compatible with and sensitive to the restrictions posed by the site and by surrounding properties. The proposal meets the letter and/or the spirit of the applicable requirements of the Specific Plan; it would include comprehensive design guidelines; it would permit the construction of a public sidewalk linking neighborhoods together and to Sycamore Creek park; and it would implement Green Building Measures. Staff, there- fore, believes that the proposed development merits a favorable recommendation from the Plan- ning Commission. IX. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Planning Commission forward Case PUD-42 and PGPA-10 to the City Council with a recommendation of approval by taking the follo~ving actions: Make the determination as to whether the pedestrian sidewalk should be deleted/not de- leted form the PUD development plan for this site; Item 6. a., PUD-42 and PSP-08 Page 17 of 18 February 9, 2005