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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-94-29 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF A MAJOR MODIFICATION TO AN APPROVED PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AS FILED UNDER CASE PUD-82-13-3M, THE APPLICATION OF TONY CHAN WHEREAS, Tony Chan has applied for a major modification to modify the governing PUD development plan to allow for the removal of four (4) heritage size (100+ feet) eucalyptus trees on the subject site located at 1 Deer Oaks Drive; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD (Planned Unit Development) - Low Density Residential/Open Space District; and WHEREAS, at their duly noticed public hearing of June 8, 1994, the Planning Commission considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits and recommendations of the City staff concerning this application; and WHEREAS, applications of this nature are categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, the planning commission made the following findings: 1. Whether the plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: The proposed removal would ensure the safety of the applicant and his family by removing the trees which present the risk to life and property. In addition, the installation of replacement trees would preserve the visual quality of the area. 2. Whether the plan is consistent with the city's General Plan: The city's General Plan contains a number of provisions which seek to preserve the visual value of the existing trees. The Plan also contains provisions to protect the public health and safety. The proposal strikes a good balance between the preservation provisions and the public health p~ovisions of the General Plan by allowing removal of trees which present a safety problem, retaining other heritage eucalyptus trees on the property, and requiring replacement of the removed tress with appropriate specimen trees. ,. "