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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON "- COUNTY OF ALAMEDA STATE OF CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 1548 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RECOMMENDING TO THE CITY COUNCIL THE ADOPTION OF GP-77-2, AS PETITIONED WHEREAS, Morrison Homes, Inc., applied for a General Plan amendment to change the land use designation of an approximately 10- acre site located between Hopyard Road and Valley Avenue (called the Valley site) immediately southeast of the Alpha Beta Shopping Center from high density residential to medium density residential; and WHEREAS, Morrison Homes had previously submitted an application for a Planned Unit Development on said Valley site and on an additional non-contiguous site at Black Avenue and Hopyard; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held by the Planning Commission on July 13, 1977 to consider that application; and WHEREAS, a development plan was submitted for the Valley site only and the density on that site was less than 8 units per acre; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission concluded that Morrison Homes appli- cation was not consistent with the Pleasanton General Plan designation for the site in that the density of the Valley site was lower than required by the General Plan designation of high density; and WHEREAS, the Morrison Homes project falls at the upper edge of the Medium Density range and the lower edge of the High Density range, creating uncertainty for developments; and WHEREAS, Morrison Homes applied for a General Plan Amendment to change the designation of the Valley site to Medium Density; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission scheduled a hearing on the proposed General Plan Amendment on August 10, 1977, when all reports, maps, documents and testimony were reviewed; and WHEREAS, staff recommended (in its August 10, 1977 staff report) that the best method to solve the problem of "townhouse" density projects would 'be to amend the Land Use Element of the General Plan; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission reviewed the staff's recommendation and concurred with those comments. NOW, THEREFORE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLVES THE FOLLOWING: