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OLD BUSINESS - Publi:: Hearings .~ ,. PUD-81-22, Daon Corporation Application of Daon Corporation and Stoneson Development Corporation. to rezone from the PUD-High Density Residential District to the Planned Unit Development-Commercial,~Office,High Density Residential and Open Space District ;including a 5 acre park) and for development plan approval for an office, commercial, residential development containing approximately 1,430,000 sq. ft. of office/commercial structures, a 300 unit hotel and 347 multi-family dwelling units on the 91.5 acre site in the area bounded by Stoneridge Drive, Stoneridge *2a11 Road and Highway 580 and 680. A negative declaration of environmental impacts will also be considered. This matter was continued from the December 9, 19$1, Planning Commission meeting. PZr. Harris indicated that there is no need for the synopsis usually given for this proposed development inasmuch as one was given by the staff and Daon representatives at the December 1, 1981 Planning Commission meeting. He said he would like to emphasize that the staff does have. concerns with the ultimate amount of traffic in the Stoneridge area. He said a traffic report has been prepared and revised on two different occasions and the staff. has analyzed the report and that it points out several intersections. in 1988 which will borderline or more regarding level of traffic service. The earliest intersection to have congestion would be Foothill Road at Canyon Road. Further there are certain mitigation measures to overcome this, but they only go so far. Chairperson Getty asked if staff has thought of making developers in the- area contribute to an intraarea bus system. Mr. Harris indicated this is the type of thing referred to in proposed Condition No. 57. He further said staff has several conditions which they would either like to modify or delete. The public hearing was opened. Preston Cox, Daon Corporation, indicated there had been a work session on the 1st of December 1981 at which time they x~resented their proposal and received the feeling of the Commission with regard to the project, they went back to the drawing board and came up with a proposed revision for the Commission to consider this evening which reduces the gross floor area. He indicated that the prospective was that the site is in a regional location and will have a more intensive use-than other areas within the City. He said the project will have many amenities. Leonard McVicar, Pacific Urban Design, was introduced. Commissioner Jamieson addressed the high intensity factor of the property and asked the reason for this and also asked what is meant by high intensity. Mr. Cox responded addressing the project's close proximity to freeway interchanges, Stoneridge Regio:~a1 P4a11 and that from an urban planning standpoint to create a grouping of uses as-this project does create a more intense use of the land. Leonard McVicar then spoke and reviewed all of the renderings presented concerning the proposed development.. :. -2-