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RESOLUTION NO. PC-2026-08
<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON
<br />RECOMMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL CERTIFY THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
<br />REPORT FOR THE HIDDEN CANYON RESIDENCES AND PRESERVE PROJECT, AS
<br />FILED UNDER CASE NO. P18-0078, P18-0080, P18-0081, PUD-130, AND TRACT 8569
<br />WHEREAS, on March 30, 2018, Ponderosa Homes II (the “Applicant”)submitted
<br />applications for Annexation (P18-0078), General Plan Amendments (P18-0079), Rezoning
<br />(P18-0081), a Planned Unit Development Plan (PUD-130), and a Tentative Tract Map (TRACT
<br />8569) for the properties located in unincorporated Alameda County adjacent to the
<br />northwestern portion of the City of Pleasanton; and
<br />WHEREAS, the Applicant and the City subsequently negotiated a proposed Pre-
<br />Annexation and Development Agreement to strengthen the public planning process,
<br />encourage private participation in comprehensive planning, and reduce the economic risk of
<br />development; and
<br />WHEREAS,the proposed project includes constructing 28 new detached single-family
<br />residences and roadways on approximately 23.89 acres of an approximately 130.98-acre
<br />project site, demolition and reconstruction of two existing single-family residences located in
<br />the northeastern portion of the development site, dedication of approximately 104.6 acres of
<br />public open space, various on and off-site improvements, and annexation of a portion of the
<br />project site into the City of Pleasanton (hereinafter “the Project”); and
<br />WHEREAS,the Project site is located at 11033 Dublin Canyon Road (APN 941-2500-
<br />002), 11021 Dublin Canyon Road (APN 941-2500-003), APN 941-2600-002-6, 10807 Dublin
<br />Canyon Road (APN 941-2700-2), and 10971 Dublin Canyon Road (APN 941-2700-1); and
<br />WHEREAS,the City determined that an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) would be
<br />prepared for the Project and circulated a Notice of Preparation (NOP) dated August 22, 2019,
<br />to public agencies and interested parties for a 30-day consultation period on the scope of the
<br />EIR ending on September 23, 2019; and
<br />WHEREAS,the Planning Commission held a public scoping meeting on September 11,
<br />2019, to provide comment and receive public feedback on the scope and content of the EIR;
<br />and
<br />WHEREAS,based on the project description and responses to the NOP, the City
<br />prepared a Draft EIR dated November 14, 2025, (SCH No. 2019080461) which reflected the
<br />independent judgment of the City as to the potential environmental effects of the Project. The
<br />Draft EIR, a copy of which is posted on the City’s website,
<br />https://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/our-government/community-and-economic-
<br />development/short-range-projects/, and is incorporated herein by reference; and
<br />WHEREAS,the City circulated the Draft EIR for a 60-day public review period, from
<br />November 21, 2025 to January 20, 2026. The Draft EIR was distributed to local, regional, and
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