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Karen Isaacs, 5325 Ridgevale Road Bonnie Shambin, 762 Bonita Avenue All public comment is included as Exhibit E, attached to this staff report. FINDINGS The Pleasanton Municipal Code sets forth the purposes of the Planned Unit Development District and the considerations to be addressed in reviewing a PUD development plan proposal. The Planning Commission must find that the proposed PUD development plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD District, as listed below, before making its recom- mendation to the City Council. 1. The proposed development is in the best interest of the public health, safety, and general welfare. The proposed development, as conditioned, meets all applicable City standards con- cerning public health, safety, and welfare including vehicle access, geologic and flood hazards. The project developer will install all on-site infrastructure with connections to the municipal systems in order to serve the site. Adequate storm drain, sanitary sewer, and water service utilities are present near the development and are sufficient to serve the new buildings. Public street access is provided to all structures for police, fire, and other emergency response vehicles. The buildings are designed to meet the requirements of the Building Code, Fire Code, and other applicable City codes. This finding can therefore be made. Z. The proposed development is consistent with the Pleasanton General Plan. The proposed project's land use conforms to the "High Density Residential" land use designation for the project site. The General Plan defines High Density Residential as greater than eight dwelling units per acre. The proposed project, with five units on ap- proximately .24 acres, conforms to this designation. The project site is located within the Downtown Specific Plan area and conforms to the majority of programs and poli- cies outlined in the plan. This finding can therefore be made. 3. The proposed development is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural topographic features of the site. The Downtown project site is surrounded by a variety of uses: single-family residen- tial, multi-family residential, office, and commercial. The proposed development is compatible with surrounding development. In addition, the subject site is relatively flat and, currently, more than 75% of the site is paved. Only minimal grading is pro- posed on-site for drainage purposes. Approval of the PUD will, therefore, not alter the physical characteristics of the site. This finding can therefore be made. 4. The grading takes into account environmental characteristics and is designed in keeping with the best engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides, or flooding to have as minimal an effect upon the environment as possible. Item 6. a., PUD-55 Page 10 of 12 July 11, 2007