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Page 1 of 6 <br />Item #3 <br /> CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT <br /> <br />December 2, 2025 <br />Community and Economic Development <br /> <br />TITLE: ADOPT A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE VINEYARD AVENUE CORRIDOR <br />SPECIFIC PLAN TO ALLOW THE INSTALLATION OF GATES ON PRIVATE <br />DRIVES UNDER SPECIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES; AND INTRODUCE AN <br />ORDINANCE TO MODIFY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT 54 TO INSTALL AN <br />ELECTRIC GATE AT THE ENTRANCE TO WINDING OAKS DRIVE, INCLUDING <br />FINDINGS OF CONFORMANCE TO THE VINEYARD AREA CORRIDOR <br />SPECIFIC PLAN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT UNDER CEQA <br />GUIDELINES SECTION 15162 <br /> <br />SUMMARY <br />The applicant, Tony and Linda Brunetti, on behalf of the residents of Winding Oaks Drive, <br />propose a Planned Unit Development (PUD) modification to PUD-54 to allow for the <br />installation of a security gate at the entrance of Winding Oaks Drive. Because gates for non- <br />agricultural protection purposes are expressly disallowed in the Vineyard Area Corridor <br />Specific Plan (VACSP) and discouraged by the General Plan, an amendment to the specific <br />plan is required to approve the PUD modification request. Due to recent attempted break-ins, <br />the residents are requesting the gate for security purposes. Winding Oaks Drive is a private <br />street, serving a limited number of properties and with no through connection that would be <br />impeded by the gate installation; these conditions, along with the recent break-in attempts <br />could be considered an “unusual circumstance” that justifies the installation of a gate. Staff <br />recommends that the VACSP be amended to permit gates on private streets in certain <br />"unusual circumstances," and introduce an ordinance to modify PUD 54 to install an electric <br />gate at the entrance to Winding Oaks Drive. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />1. Find that the proposed project is within the scope of the Vineyard Area Corridor Specific <br />Plan (VACSP) Environmental Impact Report (EIR). No additional environmental review <br />is required under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15162 <br />because no substantial changes to the PUD are proposed, no substantial changes have <br />occurred with respect to the circumstances under which the project is undertaken, and <br />no new information of substantial importance shows that the project will have one or <br />more significant effects not discussed in the previous EIR <br />2. Find that the proposed amendments the VACSP are consistent with the goals and <br />policies of the General Plan <br />3. Adopt a resolution approving the amendments to the VACSP to allow the installation of <br />gates on private drives at the discretion of the Community and Economic Development <br />Director or their designee <br />4. Introduce an ordinance to approve the application for a Planned Unit Development <br />Major Modification to PUD-54's approved development plan to install an electric gate at <br />Page 12 of 200