Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Packet 06242026

P25-0116. P25-0116, P25-0018, PUD-154 and Tract 8123 (Arroyo Lago) Planning Commission 12 of 22 The project site is within the East Pleasanton area, where the General Plan designates the entire East Pleasanton Area, including this site, as the East Pleasanton Specific Plan Area, with a broad range of potentially allowable land uses, including commercial, residential, public, and open space uses, but no formal land use designation for the project site . The General Plan contemplates development of a Specific Plan for the area; since this planning has yet to occur, the specific land use of a site is being evaluated through a site-specific project review. As proposed, the project is a single-family residential community with a density of 6.3 dwelling units per acre, which falls within the Pleasanton General Plan Medium Density Residential (MDR) density range of 2 to 8 dwelling units/acre. The application proposes a General Plan amendment to designate this site as MDR. As proposed, the Project supports/promotes the following General Plan goals, Programs, and Policies: Land Use ▪ Policy 8: Preserve and enhance the character of existing residential neighborhoods . ▪ Policy 8.1: Enforce the provisions of the City's Zoning Ordinance and related planning ordinances to maintain the character of existing residential neighborhoods. ▪ Program 8.2: Use the City's development review procedures to minimize intrusions into existing neighborhoods. ▪ Policy 23: Maintain a permanent Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) beyond which urban development shall not be permitted. ▪ Program 23.2: Extend urban services only to areas within the Urban Growth Boundary, with the following possible exceptions for selected urban services: (1) areas beyond the boundary where the public health and safety present overriding considerations; (2) as to water service, areas which are within the boundaries of the former Pleasanton County Township Water District and where the service extension is consistent with the 1967 Joint Powers Agreement between the City and the District; (3) on reclaimed land w hich is currently designated as Sand and Gravel Harvesting in East Pleasanton when the potential future use is non-urban. ▪ Policy 25: Annex urbanized pockets of unincorporated land adjacent to the city limits in areas where landowners are willing to accept City services and development standards. Sustainability ▪ Program 2.6: Require design features in new development and redevelopment areas to encourage transit, bicycle, and pedestrian access, such as connections between activity centers and residential areas, and road design that accommodates transit vehicles, where feasible. Community Character ▪ Goal 1: Preserve and enhance Pleasanton's community character. ▪ Policy 17: Maintain, enhance, and protect the quality, character, and distinctiveness of residential neighborhoods. Consistent with these policies and programs in the areas of Land Use, Sustainability, and Community Character, the Project would have comparable density, grade elevations, building setbacks, and heights with the existing residential development to the immediate west. This approach aligns with the General Plan's direction to preserve and enhance the character of