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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS Item 6a PAP~07 (PUD-98-07}, Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corporation ADl~eal of the Planning, Commission's denial of an application for a Planned Unit DeveloDment aDDroyal for a master Dlan and desis,n ~,uidelines that would allow up to 1.1 million sol.ft. of office/research and development buildings to be located on an aDnroximatelV 80-acre Oareel at 6177 Sunol Boulevard (SR 00:070) Brian Swift presented the staff report. Mayor Tarver opened the public hearing. Robert B. Burke, 24 Diablo Creek Place, Danville, representing Kaiser Aluminum, stated this plan is the result of ten years of effort and meets all requirements of the 1996 General Plan. It is proposed to be a single user campus site. It is hoped the user will be l~om the South Bay and take traffic off 1-680 and the Sunol Grade. He presented a brief history of the property. In 1992 a plan which included housing was rejected by the neighborhood. In addition the Zoning and Housing Committee of the General Plan Review Committee had also disapproved of housing on this site. He stated the square footage had been reduced 33% from the 1989 PUD approval to fit the area better. He felt the plan was non-obtrusive to the neighborhood and pointed out the project will provide $9.6 million in impact fees to the City of Pleasanton and an increase in property taxes of $5.5 million per year. He presented letters from forty citizens in the neighborhood supporting the application. Ms. Dennis inquired about a park or trail on the Kaiser site. People are concemed that there is no park in the neighborhood and there is concem about losing the open space on the site. Mr. Burke said a trail is provided on the property and described the route. He said care has been taken to make sure the open space appearance remains the same and the lake is protected. Joe DeCredico, 1045 Sansome Street, San Francisco, described the design of the project in detail and referred to renderings on display. The buildings are set back from the street 200 feet; from 200 to 300 feet the buildings would be up to 35 feet high and not until 300 feet from the street would a building go to three or four stories. He described the proposed trail around the property and indicated the design guidelines have been carefully worked through with City staff. Kaiser has met and exceeded City standards. Hans Korve, Korve Engineering, 155 Grand Avenue #400, Oakland, represented Kaiser as the traffic consultant. He described the traffic impacts and the improvements to Sunol Boulevard which meet the level of service criteria for the area. Pleasanton City Council 5 03/21/00 Minutes