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5. Exhibit D, Planning Commission Fencing Recommendation for the West Foothill Road Corridor Overlay District Dated "February 23, 2000" BACKGROUND The applicant, Alameda New Communities, proposes to install six foot tall solid wood fencing along several rear and side yard property lines in the Westridge development located on the west side of Foothill Road (former Lemoine Property). The applicant would like to install the solid fencing for privacy reasons. Currently, solid fencing is allowed in this development only when it is not located in the required rear, side, or front yard. The City Council adopted the West Foothill Road Corridor Overlay District (WFRCOD) guidelines and regulations in 1990 following a study of the area and recommendations made by staff and the Planning Commission. The district generally encompasses developable land located west of Foothill Road, including the project site. The overlay district is a zoning tool which establishes development regulations to a defined area over and above those of the "base" or standard zoning district which regulates the uses of a piece of property. In 1999, the Planning Commission requested a comprehensive review of the WFRCOD regulations and guidelines. The Commission requested the review due to concerns about the visibility of future development and the loss of the rural environment westerly of Foothill Road as viewed from all of Pleasanton. One of the Commission's main recommendations was that all fencing on the west side of Foothill Road be open fencing. During this comprehensive review, Delco Builders (the former developer of the Westridge project) proposed the Westridge project. Since the proposed changes to the WFRCOD had not yet been adopted by the City, the Planning Commission and City Council decided that the developer should not be required to comply with the newly proposed changes; however, the developer was encouraged to meet the spirit of the proposed regulations and guidelines. Along this line of thinking, the Commission recommended to Council that some solid privacy fencing be allowed at the Westridge project, so long as it was not located in a required yard. At the time the Westridge project was reviewed, some Commissioners expressed concerns about any solid fencing at this development (See Exhibit C). While the developer is allowed to install some limited privacy fencing outside of the required yard areas, it requests to install some solid fencing in the required yards to provide privacy primarily in bathrooms and bedrooms in the development. For this reason, the developer has applied for a PUD major modification to allow solid fencing in some required yards. The PUD major modification application is now before the Planning Commission for review. The Commission's recommendation will be forwarded to the City Council for review and action. In 2000, the Council indefinitely continued the comprehensive review of the proposed changes to the WFRCOD. Consequently, the Commission's proposed open fencing regulations for the district were not approved. The WFRCOD fencing regulations currently state the following: Case No. PUD-99-1-3M Planning Commission Page - 2 -