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decision by the City Council regarding appropriateness of the proposed use and development plan. Staff feels that through the PUD process the proposed project has provided the applicants and the City with a development plan that optimizes the use of this hillside site in a sensitive manner. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. VIII. CONCLUSION Staff feels that the proposed plan is appropriate in density and design for this site, addresses the types of issues and concerns that staff normally has regarding hillside development, and conforms to the intent of the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan. Staff believes the design is well executed and sensitive to the site constraints and that the home is attractive and will support the agricultural and old world/vineyard ambiance. Therefore, staff is requesting that the Commission recommend approval of the proposed development plan. IX. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT Environmental review for the proposed project was undertaken with the Final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) approved by the City Council for the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan in conformance with the standards of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) specifies that residential development projects that are prepared pursuant to the requirements of an adopted specific plan for which an EIR has been prepared and certified are exempt from additional environmental review provided: 1) 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; or 2) that new information of substantial importance which was not known at the time the previous EIR was certified shows the project will have one or more significant effects not discussed in the EIR. Staff does not believe that there are any changes in the project, circumstances, or new information causing new significant environmental effects. Thus, staff recommends this project be reviewed without any additional CEQA review or process. X. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Commission take the following actions: 1. Find that there are no new or changed circumstances or information which require additional CEQA review of the project; 2. Find that the proposed PUD development plan is consistent with the General Plan and Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan; PUD-32 Page - 25 - November 14, 2007