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331 On the basis of an Initial Study of the potential environmental impacts of the ~roject, the Director of Plannin8 and Community Development has determined that the proposed project would not have any potential significant adverse effects on the environment and that an environmental impact report need not be p. repared. This Initial .S.tudy is available for review at the Planning Division~ 200 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton. Comments on this decision may be directed to either the Plannin~ staff prior to the above meeting date~ or directly to the City Council at the above noticed meetin~ Mr. Harris presented his report (SR 82:105) dated March 15, 1982, regarding this matter. Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing open on the application and the negative declaration. Mr. Joe Calabrigo, Land Use, representing the applicants, stated this action is in response to changes since the 1968 General Plan planned and zoned the site RM-15. He advised the Mackay property adjacent was at that time Neighborhood-Commercial but has since been zoned R-1-6500. He stated the single-family zoning is in keeping with the characteristics of the existing surrounding properties. He asked that it be read into the record that the owners of the property have purchased sewer permits allo- cated to this site in excess of the number of units that will be necessary and have the right pursuant to the 1972 Settlement Agreement to transfer a portion of those units to other Ponderosa properties which are entitled to sewer permits under a similar priority list. In response to a question, Mr. Calabrigo stated the developer will be responsible for improving a small portion of Valley Avenue. Mr. Frank C. Brandes, Jr., 6889 Corte Sonada, stated that Del Prado residents feel this is appropriate zoning for this property and support the application. No one in the audience spoke in opposition to this item. There being no further testimony, Mayor Mercer declared the public hearing closed on the application and the negative declaration. It was moved by Councilmember Kephart, and seconded by Councilmember Mohr, that Resolution No. 82-103, determining on the basis of a review of initial environmental study done for this project, that no significant environmental impact would occur as outlined in the City's buidelines and that a negative declaration is appropriate to rezone two parcels of land totalling approximately 9.8 acres located at the northwest corner of Paseo Santa Cruz and Valley Avenue from the RM-15 (Multi-family Residential) District to the R-1-6500 (Single-family Residential) District, be adopted. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Butler, Kephart, Mohr, and Mayor Mercer NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Wood It was moved by Councilmember Mohr, and seconded by Councilmember Kephart, that Ordinance No. 1034, to be read by title only and waiving further reading thereof, approving the application of Ponderosa Homes and Pleasanton Developer Group to rezone two parcels of land totalling approximately 9.8 acres located at the northwest corner of Paseo Santa Cruz and Valley Avenue from the RM-15 (Multi-family Residential) Dis- trict to the R-1-6500 (Single-family Residential) District, be introduced. The roll call vote was as follows: AYES: Councilmembers Butler, Kephart, Mohr, and Mayor Mercer NOES: None ABSENT: Councilmember Wood 7. 3/23/82