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Resolution No. PC-2025-21 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />1.Whether the proposed development plan is in the best interest of the public <br />health, safety, and general welfare. <br />The Planning Commission finds that the proposed project, as conditioned, meets all <br />applicable City standards concerning public health, safety, and welfare. The proposed <br />gate will be designed to meet the requirements of the California Building Code, <br />California Fire Code, and other applicable codes. As such, the Commission concludes <br />this finding can be made. <br />2.Whether the proposed development plan is consistent with the Pleasanton <br />General Plan and any applicable specific plan. <br />General Plan Circulation Element Program 7.4 calls for the City to “discourage new <br />gated communities,” and Community Character Element 17.1 calls for “neighborhoods <br />[to be] open and accessible to one another.” Although the General Plan discourages <br />gated communities, their installation is not prohibited, and there are numerous gated <br />private streets and communities throughout Pleasanton that have been approved over <br />time and based on a variety of circumstances and factors justifying their installation . <br />Some gates may have originally been agricultural gates, gates installed before a <br />property was annexed into the City, or gates may have been approved prior to or <br />despite the General Plan program. One such gate is at the base of Silver Oaks <br />Terrace, within one mile of the subject area. Ruby Hill is a gated community located <br />off Vineyard Avenue, and recently, the Merritt project, an age -restricted community, <br />was approved with a gated entrance. As amended by PC Resolution No. 2025-20, <br />the VACSP allows for gates on private streets if there are unusual circumstances <br />justifying the installation. Winding Oaks Drive is a private street serving a limited <br />number of properties, with no through connection that would be impeded by its <br />installation. The recent break-in attempt would be considered an “unusual <br />circumstance” that justifies the installation of a gate, despite the General Plan’s <br />broader policy intent to discourage them. As such, the Commission concludes that <br />this finding can be made. <br />3.Whether the proposed development plan is compatible with the previously <br />developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the <br />site. <br />The Planning Commission finds that the proposed project is consistent with the <br />existing development, in that there will be limited visual impact. Further, agricultural <br />protection gates are permitted throughout the VACSP area, and as amended by PC <br />Resolution No. 2025-20, the VACSP allows for gates on private streets if there are <br />unusual circumstances justifying the installation . Further, there are security gates at <br />access points to Ruby Hill and a gate at the base of Silver Oaks Terrace. The <br />proposed gate would be in keeping with the amended VACSP and compatible with <br />some of the surrounding subdivisions. <br />4.Whether grading in conjunction with the proposed development plan takes into <br />account environmental characteristics and is designed in keeping with the best <br />engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides, or flooring, and to have as <br />minimal an effect upon the environment as possible. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 63163211-FC8F-4F3F-A005-3BD4A6E50863