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Page 1 of 6 Item #4 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT February 18, 2025 Community Development TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE HOUSING ELEMENT AND LAND USE ELEMENT OF THE GENERAL PLAN TO ALLOW FOR THE REQUIRED 3-ACRE PARK/OPEN SPACE OF HOUSING ELEMENT AREA 27 TO BE SPLIT INTO MORE THAN ONE AREA OF THE SITE, WITHIN THE APPROXIMATELY 10.64- ACRE SITE AT 0 VINEYARD AVENUE (APN 946-4619-1) [P24-0720] SUMMARY The applicant, Trumark Homes, is the prospective purchaser/developer of the property at 0 Vineyard Avenue, which is among the sites designated for housing in the 6th Cycle Housing Element. Trumark Homes has submitted a General Plan Amendment application to allow for the single required 3-acre park/open space specified by General Plan Policy 12 to be split into more than one park/open space area within the 10.64-acre site. The proposed amendments are internally consistent with General Plan goals, policies and programs in that the amount of park and open space on the site will remain the same, while allowing greater community input in the provision of the facilities. There is no change in the allowable density of the site or any other standard governing the site’s development, which must continue to remain consistent with the adopted Objective Design Standards for Housing Element Sites and other applicable standards. Splitting the park/open space will maintain a landscape buffer that is in keeping with the development along Vineyard Avenue, while providing park facilities adjacent to an existing walking and bicycling trail on Old Vineyard Avenue, a location with less adjacent traffic and potentially more in keeping with the desired environment for a neighborhood park. On January 22, 2024, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the proposed General Plan Amendment, with an additional provision to maintain a minimum size for the open space abutting Vineyard Avenue. RECOMMENDATION 1. Find that the proposed General Plan Land Use and Housing Element amendments are internally consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan; 2. Find that the General Plan Amendment (GPA) is categorically exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines 15061(b)(3); 3. Approve an amendment to the General Plan Land Use designation to allow for the required 3-acre park/open space on Housing Element Area 27 to be split into more than one park/open space area within the approximately 10.64-acre site. BACKGROUND The Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan (VACSP) was adopted on June 1, 1999. The VACSP anticipated and designated this site as the location for a future elementary school, and the subject site was subsequently dedicated to the Pleasanton Unified School District (PUSD) for this purpose. Since the adoption of the VACSP, based on changing needs and priorities, Page 17 of 749