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Therefore, staff believes that the proposed PUD development plans are in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and that this finding can be made. 2. Whether the plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable specific plan: The subject parcels are designated by the Land Use Element of the Pleasanton General Plan for "Mixed Use and Business Park (Industrial/Commercial and Office" land uses, which allows office, commercial, hotel, institutional, and residential uses. The proposed projects would further several General Plan Programs and Policies encouraging mixed-use and/or higher density development near public transit. The two projects are located near employment centers and public transportation, and are located in an area already developed with adequately-sized infrastructure, meets other General Plan policies and programs such as locating high-density housing near public transit, major thoroughfares, shopping, and employment centers and encouraging residential infill in areas where public facilities are adequate to serve it. The projects also meet the affordable housing objectives stated in the General Plan. Thus, staff concludes that the proposed development plans are consistent with the City's General Plan, and staff believes that this finding can be made. 3. Whether the plan is compatible with previously developed properties in the vicinity and the natural, topographic features of the site: The sites are infill properties adjacent to multi-story office buildings, residential developments, and the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station. The building heights would be compatible with the multi-story office buildings adjacent to these sites. The buildings have been attractively designed and would be compatible with the design of the surrounding structures. The buildings contain many architectural elements/treatments to help break up the building mass and height. New landscaping would be installed in the perimeter planter areas to soften the buildings and help screen the surface parking areas from off-site views. The majority of the two lots are relatively level. Grading conducted on the site will be subject to engineering and building standards prior to any development. Therefore, staff feels that the PUD development plans are compatible with the previously developed properties and the natural, topographic features of the sites, and staff believes that this finding can be made. 4. Whether grading takes into account environmental characteristics and is designed and keeping with the best engineering practices to avoid erosion, slides, or flooding to have as minimal an effect upon the environment as possible: Graded areas have been minimized to the extent feasible to preserve the natural topography of the sites. City building code requirements would ensure that building foundations, on-site driveways, and parking areas are constructed on properly prepared surfaces. The proposed developments would provide adequate drainage to prevent flooding. Parking lot and roof PUD-85-08-12D, PUD-81-30-86D, and P11-0856 Planning Commission 22 of 25