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Mr. Rasmussen replied that the average projects are in the vicinity of four units per acre. <br />The average parcel size would be 8000 square feet, while the standard has been 6500 square <br />feet. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift observed that the Pan Cat subdivision on Foothill Road is just under three units <br />per acre because hilly lots tend to be large. Smaller lot subdivisions are about three to four units <br />per acre. Pleasanton Valley single-family homes are approximately four units per acre. <br /> <br /> Ms. Mohr asked if the recommendation is to cluster in the rural density residential area <br />or will everything be spread out? <br /> <br /> Mr. Rasmussen stated that the General Plan now recommends that rural density <br />residential areas have homes clustered in order to preserve the open space, and that the home <br />sites go down to as low as half an acre. The Steering Committee is recommending that the <br />minimal parcel size be one unit per acre. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti asked how the proposed change in the gross density definition meshes <br />with the fact that these densities are changing. Homes on hillsides came out as three units per <br />acre versus four or five. If the definition of the gross developable acres changes, does that come <br />into the equation? <br /> <br /> Mr. Rasmussen replied that if land has some low density, rural density, and some open <br />space, the City would apply it to the low density area, calculate out the area itself and multiply <br />to determine how many units will be permitted at the medium range and at the high and low <br />end. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti asked if this affects any of the current designations on the General Plan <br />and how would future development be looked at. <br /> <br /> Mr. Rasmussen replied that these proposed changes will not apply to existing medium <br />density residential land that is developed. It would apply to existing medium density residential <br />land that is not developed and to land in the City that in the future may be redesignated to <br />medium density residential. <br /> <br /> Ms. Michelotti asked if that would mean a down zoning of anything that happens to be <br />medium density now? Would it allow a higher number of units than if you change the <br />designation? The maximum currently is eight with a bonus which comes to ten or twelve; would <br />it then be a maximum of five? <br /> <br /> Mr. Rasmussen replied that is correct. The density range is reduced with fewer number <br />of units that could be developed on those future lots. <br /> <br />09/05/95 -16- <br /> <br /> <br />