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height (fence plus retaining wall) of 8 feet. The neighboring property owner to the west has not agreed to allow this fence on the property line, so the applicants propose to locate the retaining wall and fence near, yet off, the shared property line with this neighbor. ANALYSIS General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan Land Use Conformity The General Plan land use designation for the subject site is High Density Residential (greater than eight dwelling units per gross acre). The proposed project, with six units on approximately .26 acres would result in 23 units per acre, consistent with the General Plan designation. The project would also be consistent with the following General Plan policy in the Housing Element, "at a minimum, maintain the amount of high-density residential acreage currently designated on the General Plan Map." The General Plan midpoint density for the site is 15 dwelling units per acre. Per the General Plan, public amenities are not required for high-density residential projects which exceed the General Plan midpoint density. The Downtown Specific Plan designation for the property is High Density Residential. The proposed residential project would conform to this designation. The project would also be consistent with the following Downtown Specific Plan policy, "Encourage development at densities which generally exceed the General Plan range midpoints in order to enhance the opportunities for affordable housing, unique housing types, and economic growth in the Downtown." PUD Rezoning The applicants propose to change the zoning of the property from RM-15 and Core Area Overlay District to PUD-HDR (Planned Unit Development-High Density Residential). This would be consistent with the General Plan and the Downtown Specific Plan land use designation for the site. Site Development Standards There are no specific site development standards for the Planned Unit Development zoning district in the City's Zoning Ordinance. The purpose of the PUD zoning designation is to allow flexibility in determining site-specific development standards. The proposed site standards are shown below. For reference only, staff has compared the proposed standards to several of the standards of theRM-15 and the Core Area Overlay Districts of the Pleasanton Municipal Code. The Core Area Overlay District, a zoning overlay district for the site, was established to relax certain site development standards to facilitate the development of smaller multi-family residential development in the Downtown area. The setbacks are smaller than what would normally be required; however, staff believes these are appropriate if Case No. PUD-37 Planning Commission Page - 4 -