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Staff has added a condition of approval to address mitigations (#2-#3) requested by the PDA. Instead of adding a specific time-limit restriction on parking in front of the project (mitigation # 1 requested by the PDA), staff added the two following conditions of approval: ~ "After the project is occupied, if issues arise regarding on-street parking fronting the project, the property owner(s) of the lot(s) shall meet with City staff and the Pleasanton Downtown Association to resolve on-street parking issues." ~ "Residents living in the project are encouraged to park on-site in their driveways or on-site parking spaces. On each of the single-family detached lots, there are three on-site parking spaces available. The on-street spaces fronting the project are not reserved for residents or any particular property or use." Staff notes that there are no residential areas in the City where residents are restricted from parking in the public parking spaces in front of their homes, unless the residents themselves requested this restriction. For example, there is permit parking by the high schools, but it was the residents who live there who requested this. Staff also notes that as a mitigation measure, the applicant is paying an In Lieu Parking Fee for the project, although one is not required per the Pleasanton Municipal Code. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of this application was sent to all property owners living within 1,000 feet of the subject property . Neighborhood Meeting On December 7, 2005, staff met with Ron Winter and neighbors who had expressed a concern about the project to staff. At the meeting, several issues were discussed: carports vs. garages; the desire for more on-street parking; and the similarity of dwelling unit design. At the end of the meeting, it was generally believed that carports would be acceptable with the meeting attendees, the on-street parking issue needed to be further discussed, and the design of the units were too similar. To address comments made at this meeting and comments by the PDA, the applicants removed a unit from the plans, added one more on-site parking space, propose to pay an in lieu parking fee, and have revised the design of the units such that the building facades/roof treatments are not identical. Public Comments At the time this staff report was written, staff had received letters and verbal comments in regard to the project. Comments received to date are noted below. 1. Robert Byrd, 480 St. Mary Street, Pleasanton. With the initial house plan submittal, he commented that he would like to see more diversity in the design of the project. He Case No. PUD-37 Planning Commission Page - 20 -