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,-- Pl.I)~90.17. Suwest Horizon - SLnCrest TCIWlh~ Devel-t Application for Planwd Unit DeveL~t rezonil'1flJ to rezone appraxi_tely 2.3 acres of 1.-.:1 f~ the Agriculture District to the PUD (Planned Unit Devel~t) - High Density ResidentiaL District and devel_t pi... opproval for the construction of Z1 two-story townh_ located at generally east of the Old Santa Rita Road street intersection. Application continued to February 13, 1991. PID-BO-OI-7MIUP-9Q-69. PI_on PISYI10use Ajlplieation for a _jor .xlifieation to a Plln1ecl ..,it Devel_t pi... opproval to extend the specific hours of operation 8nd appl ication for 8 conditional use penlit to operate.. ldIinistrative office and rehearsal facH ity. to be conducted indoors. in the existing bJilding located at 3942 Valley (SUite L) AvenJe. Zoning for the property i. PlD (Plamed Lnit Devel~t) - I......tri.l District. Application withdrawn from consideration. Pl.I)-9Q-18. Bonde Ranch/Shaoell Industries of lorthem Csl ifomi_ The Draft Envirorwental IlIIp8Ct Report (Ell) for the proposed rezoning fro. A (Agriculture) to PlIJ . LOR (Plsmed ..,it Devel_t - L... Density District), Devel_t PI... opproval, and Willi_on Act cancellation to all... construction of 149 sirvle-f_i1y residential ..,its on ... approxi_tely 103 acre property located all:q1 the northerly and southerly sides of Bernal Avenel' 2.250 ft. southeasterly of Sulol Boulevard. The purpose of this pbl ic hearing i. to en::ourage pjJlic participation and receive CcmAents on the contents of the Draft EIR for this project. Hr. Swift stated the purpose of the hearing is to encourage public discussion on the EIR and receive comments from the public and Planning Commission. No action will be taken by the Commission on this project tonight. THE PUBLIC HEARING ~S OPENED. Donald Temple, 6409 Alisal, stated that he is Vice President and representative of Alisal Home Association. He said he is not speaking in opposition of the application, but has serious concerns. He felt that the EIR does not address and resolve issues previously raised in response to the NNSP and the golf course proposal; long range planning and circulation of traffic which is projected to bring 15,000 ATDs to the intersection Of Sunol Boulevard and Sycamore Road. They have asked that a northsouth corridor be provided to Bernal Avenue to reduce the impact of traffic and public safety. He felt if the Bonde development goes ahead as planned it will close the doors to any effective resolution to this important issue. He stated that Independence Drive cannot handle the flow of increased traffic from the Bonde and Lund projects. In addition, he said the EIR does not address environmental issues such as the impact of grading, visual impacts, endangerment to wildlife, and other issues related to the addition of a collector street to alleviate traffic. Mr. Temple said he is prepared to review alternatives at any time. He felt the project may have adverse impact on density, but could possibly be mitigated in some way. He stressed that much more investigation is necessary before anything is approved. Blaise Lofland, 1039 Nelson Court, stated he agreed with the previous comments and felt that much more long range planning should be done. He said it is very important to look at major arteries that would take traffic off side streets. He said it seems as though the City is in too much of a hurry to push the project through and feels it is premature to design any other streets. He was opposed to any move to cancel the Williamson Act (an agricultural contract on the Bonde Ranch) as the Act is supposed to be in effect until 1999 and was an exchange for property tax breaks. He thought it would be most prudent to wait and see how development of neighboring properties might affect that area in the course of traffic impact. Mr. Lofland felt the Bonde Ranch is a beautiful piece of property and should be left undeveloped (much applause). He said that people in the Ventana Hills, Pleasant Hills, Mission Parks and all those who drive down Bernal Avenue can enjoy the view of the Ranch. He felt that the natural beauty should be left for all to enjoy. Mr. Lofland stated he has read the EIR completely and feels significant impacts were brought out. He felt that extensive grading would have to be done which could add further drainage problems; he thought there was a discrepancy of 250 AOTs between parts of the EIR and felt this should be resolved. He thought that traffic concerns should be carefully addressed and that development would create more traffic concerns for Bernal Avenue. He felt the EIR did not suffiCiently address the visual impacts: 40-50X of the native vegetation would be destroyed; there are 47 trees on the property with all but four being considered Heritage trees; 28 of those would be removed. He felt a soundwall would be necessary and also would create a negative visual impact. Mr. Lofland noted that the EIR says there are several landslide deposits on the site and feels this needs extensive investigation. He stated that some areas of Ventana Hills have already experienced extensive water problems from water drainage which has been ascertained to come from the Bonde Ranch area. He felt that further grading would severely magnify that problem. In addition, with the last four years of drought, no one really knows how bad the water problem could be. He concluded that with all the aforementioned problems this was not a logical place to develop for housing. MIIIITES PIAIlNlNG COIIISSIOII J_r Z3, 1991 PAGE 5 " -