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the City Council may determine that the entire site should be prezoned PUD-C or PUD-HDR or a similar combination depending on how they ultimately feel the site should be characterized. A 1.5 acre parcel, located directly adjacent to the existing residences along Vermont Place in Pleasanton, is within the existing city limits of Pleasanton and is zoned PUD-Medium Density Residential (PUD-MDR). The Continuing Care Community will provide approximately 19 feet of additional backyard space to Vermont Place residents whose homes back up to the site, so that the shared property line can be "squared". This additional backyard space will continue to be zoned PUD-MDR. The remainder of the 1.5 acre parcel will be rezoned PUD-C or PUD- HDR/C or a similar combination depending on how the City Council ultimately determines the Continuing Care Community site should be characterized. The Planning Commission and City Council will review how many senior continuing care units to count against Pleasanton's housing cap during the review of the senior continuing care community's PUD application. III. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT The Draft EIR for the project was completed on April 16, 2008 and circulated for public review. The Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the Draft on May 14, 2008 and the formal 45-day written comment period ended on June 4, 2008. Together, the Draft EIR and Final EIR compose the entire EIR document for the project. CEQA Findings and the Statement of Overriding Considerations are stand alone documents which were derived directly from the EIR. Staff is recommending adoption of these documents. The Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment/Staples Ranch EIR identifies potential environmental impacts and mitigation measures. The EIR concludes that, if proposed mitigation measures are adopted, impacts resulting from the Specific Plan Amendment and subsequent development of Staples Ranch could be reduced to a less than significant level, with the exception of three significant and unavoidable impacts as follows: Visual resources as a result of conversion of Staples Ranch from undeveloped to developed land and the loss of rural character Air quality as a result of emissions of ozone precursors above thresholds used by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District Traffic congestion as a result of increased vehicular trips from Staples Ranch development at intersections outside the jurisdiction of Pleasanton The EIR also includes an analysis of alternatives to the Specific Plan Amendment, including No Project (no build), development of Staples Ranch under the 1989 Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan, development of an Ice Center as part of the Community Park site development, and a primarily open space option for the Community Park. Other impacts resulting from the Specific Plan Amendment are described in the summary section of the Draft EIR and in Section 4 of the Final EIR. A, brief summary of some key mitigation measures are described below: Case No. PSP-11 and PRZ-44, ACSPA Planning Commission Page 4 of 8