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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2006-31 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION OF JOSEPH GORNY/GORNY & ASSOCIATES ARCHITECTS, AND FRANK AND BARBARA BERLOGAR FOR A MAJOR MODIFICATION TO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND FOR DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL, AS FILED UNDER CASE PUD-OS-OIM-O1D/PDR-541 WHEREAS, Joseph Gorny/Gorny & Associates Architects, and Frank and Barbara Berlogar, have applied for: (1) a major modification to an approved PUD development plan to replace the approved production home designs with design guidelines for the Silver Oaks Estates development and to change the previous condition requiring Planning Commission review/approval of the custom home designs to Zoning Administrator review/approval; and (2) design review approval for an approximately 4,716-square-foot single-family residence with a 909-square-foot attached garage for Lot 5 of Tract 7399, located on the south side of Vineyard Avenue Trail (formerly known as 2200 Vineyard Avenue) in the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan area; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD-LDR (Planned Unit Development -Low Density Residential) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of June 28, 2006, the Planning Commission considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff concerning this application; and WHEREAS, the environmental review for the proposed major modification was undertaken with the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) approved by the City Council on March 1999 for the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan in conformance with the standards of the California Envirorunental Quality Act (CEQA); and there are no substantial changes to the project or to the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken that involve new significant environmental effect or that substantially increase the severity of previously identified effect; furthermore, there is no new information of substantial importance which was unknown at the time that the Final EIR was approved by the City Council regarding the project or its effects, mitigation measures, or alternatives; and any previously identified effects or impacts are mitigated to a level of insignificance, with the mitigation measures incorporated into the project's design or imposed of the project pursuant to the conditions of approval; and WHEREAS, the proposed residence is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission determined that the proposed modification would be consistent with other recently approved projects in the area and the appearance of the existing buildings and would not alter the natural topographical features of the area; and