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Page 8 Minutes Planning Commission 3/28/84 PUD-81-30-1M, Prudential Insurance Co. & Callahan-Pentz Application of Prudential Ins. Co. of America for a revision to the Hacienda Business Park Planned Unit Development (PUD-81-30) to expand the boundaries of the park to the northwest to include an approximately 5.7 acre site bounded by Hopyard Road, Owens Drive and Chabot Drive and to rezone that site from I-G (General Industrial) to PUD (Planned Unit Development)-Commercial (CPD); and to make the following changes to the land use and circulation designations within the existing boundaries of the Park: (change the 3.466 acre site located at the northeast corner of Chabot Dr. and Gibraltar Drive from Commercial (CPD) to Garden Office (OGPD); change the 18.366 acre site located on the northeast side of Stoneridge Drive immediately northwest of Tassajara Creek from Industrial/Warehouse (IWPD) to Research & Development/Light Manufacturing (IPD); change the 15.120 acre site located on the northeast side of Stoneridge Drive between Tassajara Creek and West Las Positas Blvd. from Industrial/Warehouse (IWPD) to 11.120 acres of Research and Development/Light Manufacturing (IPD) and 4 acres of Public and Institutional; and change the 15.27 acre site located at the southeast corner of the Hacienda Business Park from Industrial/Warehouse (IWPD) to 12.677 acres of Research and Development/Light manufacturing (IPD) and 2.6 acres of street right-of-way. Mr. Harris presented the staff report recommending approval and stating that the impacts of the business park will be less with this application. Mr. Warnick stated they would like to make a minor change to Condition No. 9 to read as follows: "That no building permit be issued for 5.7 acre site fronting on Owens Drive Road and Owens Drive is completed." development on any parcel on the until the reconstruction of Hopyard The public hearing was opened. Jack Swanson, Prudential, reviewed their proposal. He indicated warehousing will be eliminated which in turn eliminates truck traffic, decreases noise on Hopyard Road, Stoneridge Drive and West Las Positas Blvd. He indicated that they have agreed to lower the FAR from 37.7% to 34.2% coverage. This will reduce the number of employees by 1,000, will reduce noise, and generally have positive effects overall. Michael Hogan, Earth Metrics, stated that the proposal also has the effect of reducing the developable acreage because of the public use of Stoneridge Drive and a certain amount of land being reserved fora water reuse facility. He felt that the rezoning is consistent with the General Plan and the Growth Management Element. The proposed changes would have no significant environmental impact on any area. Noise will be reduced and it should be noted that noise mitigation measures will take place despite the reduction because they are conditions of approval. Commissioner Wilson asked Mr. Hogan if the changes will have any relative effect on the sewer system. Mr. Hogan stated there should be no net difference with the changes. The public hearing was closed. Commissioner Doherty felt the project is becoming higher in quality all of the time, i.e., FAR is being reduced, warehouse uses cut down and he was in total support of the project. -8- _ .. ........._.......r......... ...._. .....__.__._._....__. _.......... ...._... .. ... _. ._._. .~,......