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ATTACHMENT 5 <br /> PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN MODIFICATION FINDINGS <br /> 1. Whether the proposed development plan modification is in the best <br /> interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: <br /> • The proposed development plan modification will allow a 24 -hour Safeway <br /> grocery store, a pharmacy with a 24 -hour drive - through for prescription <br /> medications, a drive - through bank, a drive - through restaurant/cafe, and <br /> approximately 48,583 square feet of commercial uses and services in seven <br /> other buildings. It will allow approximately 588,781 square feet of offices in <br /> seven buildings. These uses will provide the availability of goods and <br /> services to the nearby residential areas and business parks thereby reducing <br /> the cross -town trips to these uses from the nearby areas. <br /> • In conjunction with this development, the project developer will re -align the <br /> Bernal Avenue with Koll Center Drive to provide complete left- and right -turns <br /> between the site and Bernal Avenue and ultimately to northbound and <br /> southbound 1 -680. Traffic Impact fees will be paid towards the installation of <br /> signals at five other City intersections. The project developer will widen the <br /> northbound 1 -680 entrance from Bernal Avenue from one- to two - lanes, and <br /> will add a second westbound to southbound left -turn lane from Bernal Avenue <br /> to Valley Avenue. These measures will serve to maintain a Level -of- Service <br /> D at the City streets and intersections for the existing /approved /project and <br /> cumulative development scenarios. <br /> • The project will include Green Building measures; will provide for the future <br /> addition of photovoltaic electrical panels and charging stations for electrical <br /> vehicles; will provide for pedestrian connections to surrounding business <br /> parks, residential neighborhoods, and the future City park property; and the <br /> on -site pre- treatment of stormwater runoff in vegetative swales before <br /> discharge into the City's storm drain system and then to Arroyo de la Laguna. <br /> Staff, therefore, believes that this finding can be made. <br /> 2. Whether the proposed development plan modification is compatible with <br /> previously developed properties located in the vicinity of the plan: <br /> • The Bernal Property Specific Plan and PUD development plan already allows <br /> the site to be developed with an eight - building office development with a <br /> variety of commercial, office, and research and development uses. The <br /> proposed development will allow commercial /retail and office uses in close <br /> proximity to the nearby neighborhoods and business parks with a variety of <br /> goods and services. The commercial /retail component of the proposal <br /> provides opportunity for residents to include shopping into their morning/ <br /> evening commute thereby not having to drive across town for such goods and <br /> services. The employment opportunities provided by the office buildings will <br /> augment the City's tax base. <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br />