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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-2006-55 RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION OF DONALD BABBITT/HEARTWOOD COMMUNITIES FOR A MAJOR MODIFICATION TO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND FOR DESIGN REVIEW APPROVAL, AS FILED UNDER CASE PUD-99-7-3M/PDR-578 WHEREAS, Donald Babbitt/Heartwood Communities has applied for a major modification to an approved PUD development plan for Tract 7162 (formerly TTK Properties) to incorporate design guidelines for the Heartwood Communities development and to modify the design review approval process; and for design review approval for the construction of an approximately 7,128-square-foot two-story home with an approximately 1,668-square-foot garage and a 1,088-square-foot basement on Lot 8 located on Happy Valley Road at its junction with Alisal Street, within the Happy Valley Specific Plan area; and WHEREAS, zoning for the property is PUD-SRDR, GC, &OS (Planned Unit Development - Semi-Rural Density Residential, Municipal Golf Course, and Open Space) District; and WHEREAS, at its duly noticed public hearing of October 18, 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 this proposed project was undertaken with the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Happy Valley Specific Plan, approved by the City Council on June 16, 1998, in conformance with the standards of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and WHEREAS, there are no substantial changes to the project or to the circumstances under which the project is being undertaken that involve new significant environmental effects or that substantially increase the severity of previously identified effects; furthermore, there is no new information of substantial importance which was unknown at the time that the Mitigated Negative Declaration 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 on the project pursuant to the conditions of approval; 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