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RESOLUTION NO. PC-2021-09 <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br /> PLEASANTON RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE APPLICATIONS <br /> FOR MINOR SUBDIVISION TO SUBDIVIDE AN EXISTING PARCEL INTO TWO <br /> PARCELS AND A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) DEVELOPMENT PLAN <br /> TO RETAIN THE EXISTING HOME AND RELATED IMPROVEMENTS ON PARCEL B <br /> AND CONSTRUCT A TWO-STORY HOME AND RELATED SITE IMPROVEMENTS <br /> ON PARCEL A AT 2207 MARTIN AVENUE FOR ROBERT BROCHERS [P21-0079 <br /> AND PUD-140] <br /> WHEREAS, on February 3, 2021, Terry Townsend ("Applicant") applied for Minor <br /> Subdivision and PUD development plan approvals under case Nos. P21-0079 and <br /> PUD-140 to subdivide an existing 1.67-acre parcel into two parcels with Parcel A <br /> measuring approximately 21,794 square feet and Parcel B measuring approximately <br /> 48,311 square feet in area and retain the existing home and site improvements on <br /> Parcel B and construct an approximately 4,179-square-foot, two-story single-family <br /> residence with an attached 939-square-foot garage and related site improvements on <br /> Parcel A at 2207 Martin Ave ("Property"); and <br /> WHEREAS, the Property is designated Low Density Residential in the General <br /> Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS, the zoning for the Property is PUD-LDR (Planned Unit Development <br /> — Low Density Residential) District; and <br /> WHEREAS, environmental review for the project was undertaken with the Initial <br /> Study/Negative Declaration adopted by the City Council for RZ-97-2 in conformance <br /> with the standards of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). There are not <br /> substantial changes to the project or the circumstances under which the project is being <br /> undertaken that involve new significant environmental effects or that substantially <br /> increase the severity of previously identified effects. Furthermore, there is no new <br /> information of substantial importance which was unknown at the time the Initial <br /> Study/Negative Declaration was adopted by the City Council regarding the project or its <br /> effects, mitigation measures, or alternatives. Any previously identified effects or impacts <br /> are mitigated to a level of insignificance, with the mitigation measures incorporated into <br /> the project's design or imposed on the project pursuant to the conditions of approval. <br /> Therefore, no new environmental document accompanied the project; and <br /> WHEREAS, on July 14, 2021, the Planning Commission held a duly-noticed <br /> public hearing and considered relevant exhibits, recommendations of the City staff <br /> concerning this application, and received testimony from the applicant and interested <br /> parties. <br /> NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Planning Commission of the City <br /> of Pleasanton, based on the entire record of proceedings, including the oral and written <br /> staff reports and all public comment and testimony: <br />d 381,000 sq. ft. of building area would result in a floor area ratio (FAR) of 60% for the <br /> subject site. This complies with the 60% maximum FAR permitted for the designated land use. <br /> The proposed Project would further several General Plan Goals, Programs, and Policies, <br />