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6. Whether adequate public safety measures have been incorporated into the design of the plan: The project, as conditioned, would be consistent with City safety standards. The new buildings would be equipped with automatic fire suppression system (sprinklers), as required by the Fire Department. The project would be required to comply with all building and fire code requirements. Therefore, staff believes that the plan has been designed and conditioned to incorporate adequate public safety measures. 7. Whether the plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD District: The proposed PUD development plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD district. One of these purposes is to ensure that the desires of the developer and the community are understood prior to the commencement of construction. Staff believes that the proposed project implements the purposes of the PUD ordinance in this case by providing ahigh-density project consistent with the General Plan, Downtown Specific Plan, and Municipal Code. The PUD process allows for ample input from the public and for an ultimate decision by the City Council regarding the appropriateness of the proposed uses and development plan. Staff feels that through the PUD process, the proposed project has provided neighboring property owners and residents, the applicants, and the City with a rezoning and development plan that optimizes the use of this infill site in a sensitive manner. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT In-fill development projects on sites of five acres or less that have no habitat for endangered, rare, or threatened species, that can be adequately served by all required utilities and public services, that are consistent with the General Plan and zoning regulations, and would have no significant effects on traffic, noise, air quality, or water quality are also categorically exempt (In-fill Development: 15332(32)(a-e)) from CEQA. Furthermore, an Environmental Impact Report for the Downtown Specific Plan was approved by the City Council on March 5, 2002. The Environmental Impact Report anticipated that ahigh-density residential project, such as that proposed, would be located on the project site. Therefore, no other environmental documentation accompanies this report. CONCLUSION Staff believes that, as conditioned, the proposed PUD is in keeping with the themes, policies, and requirements of the General Plan, the Downtown Specific Plan, and the surrounding area. The proposed development obtains the balance required of an infill lot: provision of high- density, single-family housing that incorporates the design and development standards of the PUD-76, Morales /White Planning Commission Page 10 of l l