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