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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON <br />ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA <br />RESOLUTION NO. PC-2006-45 <br />RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION OF CHARLES <br />AUSTIN AND SCOTT AUSTIN FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT REZONING AND <br />DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPROVAL, AS FILED UNDER CASE PUD-58 <br />WHEREAS, Charles Austin and Scott Austin have applied for Planned Unit <br />Development (PUD) rezoning of an approximately 30-acre hillside property from <br />Rural Density Residential (1 du/5 ac) to Low Density Residential (<2 du/ac) land <br />uses on approximately eight acres with a maximum density of eight units and <br />Agriculture and Grazing land uses on the remaining 22 acres; to rezone the <br />subject property from the A (Agriculture) District to PUD-LDR (Planned Unit <br />Development -Low Density Residential) and PUD-AG (Planned Unit <br />Development -Agriculture and Grazing) Districts; and for PUD development <br />plan approval to subdivide the subject property into eight custom home sites and <br />designate the remaining 22 acres for permanent open space, for the property <br />located at 3459 Old Foothill Road; and <br />WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of August 23, 2006, the Planning Commission <br />considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the <br />City staff concerning this application; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended approval for the Negative Declaration <br />prepared for this project; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission determined that the proposed rezoning and <br />development plan are appropriate for the site; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planning Commission made the following findings for the PUD development <br />plan: <br />The plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general <br />welfare. <br />The proposed project, as designed and conditioned, meets all applicable City <br />standards concerning public health, safety, and welfare, e.g., vehicle access, <br />geologic hazards (new development not within a special studies zone), and flood <br />hazards. Full public streets and water, storm, and sanitary sewer lines are present <br />to serve the proposed lots on this site. Stormwater runoff will be pre-treated in <br />on-site bio-retention swales and ponds before discharge to the City's storm lines. <br />Sensitive riparian habitat areas will be preserved in conformance to Federal and <br />California State standards. Therefore, this finding can be made. <br />