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the future residents in the Active Adult development with immediate and convenient access to the existing trails in the area, but could create potential issues by bringing the public down a trail that would end at the locked gate into the Active Adult development. Staff Recommendation on the Trail Connections Staff believes that a trail connection along the north side of the proposed development would provide convenient trail access for the future residents in this development and recommends that the applicant install the trail connection. Although it is unknown when the future public trail would be extended to the East Pleasanton Specific Plan Area, staff recommends that the public trail along the northerly boundary of the subject development be installed now and that the Council select Option 3. Should the Council agree with staff's recommendation, staff has drafted the following conditions that the Council would need to add to the draft conditions of approval: Trail Connection Condition Prior to City acceptance of the subdivision improvements, the applicant shall install a trail connection with a locked gate along the north side of the development that will provide access to the future public trail along the northerly boundary of the subject development. The trail connection shall include an approximately six-foot wide paved trail with landscaped shoulders and be designed and graded to easily connect to the future public trail along the northerly boundary of the subject development. Final design of the trail connection and the related modifications to the PUD development plan shall be submitted for Planning Commission approval as part of its review of the tentative map. The applicant shall create access easements within the development to allow City maintenance personnel to use the trail connection for accessing the City owned right-of-way north of the development. The access easements may be abandoned by the City in the future if another acceptable maintenance access point becomes available, as determined by the Director of Community Development. Public Trail Condition Prior to City acceptance of the subdivision improvements, the applicant shall install a public trail between the Mohr Avenue/Irongate Court intersection and the northerly trail link on the subject project. The public trail shall be a Class C trail installed per the specifications of the City's Trails Master Plan. The public trail shall be shown on the subdivision improvement plans and shall be subject to review and approval by the Director of Community Development and Director of Parks and Community Services prior to issuance of building permits for the project. PUD FINDINGS Please refer to the Planning Commission staff report, pages 17-19, for a discussion of the findings needed to approve the proposed PUD development plan. Page 11 of 13