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204 10. MATTERS CONTINUED FOR DECISION Item 10a AP-90-2/PUD-89-22, Bren Company, Adoption of PUD Rezoning and Development Plan Approval for a ll2-Unit Sinqle-Family Residential Complex Located on a 13.7 Acre Site at the Northeast Corner of Santa Rita Road and Stoneridge Drive Mr. Swift presented his report (SR 90:165) regarding the matter. Ms. Martha Buxton, Bren Company, stated that she had worked with City staff regarding the conditions of approval and agree with all the conditions. With regard to Condition No. 11 on the construction of traffic signal, she commented that she realizes that the development will contribute to a portion of the impact that would require the traffic signal. She added that Bren would like to pay for its proportionate share, but since there is no way to share the costs proportionately, and in the interest of having the project approved, Bren would take the responsibility for that. She displayed some exhibits showing the one-story element representing 30% of the building, overall. She explained that the Company's preference is to have the project approved as is, but to address the concern of how it would look from Santa Rita Road, it would leave out approximately one acre on the corner of Santa Rita Road and Stoneridge Drive to keep the project back. She offered to answer any questions concerning the project .... Mr. Butler inquired if Bren agrees with the condition regarding the right turn lane. Ms. Buxton said yes. She added that the company's engineer worked with the City's engineering staff to make the right turn lane work and added landscaping to make it look attractive. Ms. Mohr asked Ms. Buxton if she had the chance to look at re-configuring the access to provide more frontage on Stoneridge Drive, thereby having a better access to the building. Ms. Buxton replied that she did not have the opportunity to look at that any further. She commented, however, that the houses from the corner on have very deep backyards and are farther back. Ms. Mohr expressed concern that by the time an eight or ten foot soundwall is built around that corner with two story houses behind it, a visual mass would be created. She suggested that to mitigate that, a building similar to the brown wooden building across Stoneridge Drive which faces the street, has no wall but has some landscaping around it could be built on the corner of Stoneridge Drive and Santa Rita Road. She commented that nobody would be interested in putting an office in that corner if access would be around the block through the residential area. She mentioned that she has received complaints that Pleasanton is becoming a city of walls and added that she would like to see one-story units on six corners. She also pointed out that the - 18 - 4-17-90