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Resolution No. <br />Page 3 <br /> <br /> <br />The City Council finds that the proposed future use and design of the property <br />are inconsistent with PMC Chapter 18.74 and the adopted Downtown design <br />guidelines. The Project does not maintain the commercial or mixed-use <br />character intended for the site, lacks active ground-floor engagement with the <br />public realm, and introduces building form, scale, and orientation that are not <br />consistent with the pedestrian-oriented design and architectural standards <br />required within the Downtown Revitalization District. Accordingly, the criteria <br />for issuance of a Certificate of Appropriateness are not met. As such, the City <br />Council finds that this finding cannot be made. <br /> <br />The City Council further finds that the applicant has not established that there <br />is unnecessary hardship in the strict application of PMC Chapter 18.74. <br /> <br />SECTION 5. Findings for PUD Development Plan Denial <br />With respect to the denial of PUD-152, the City Council makes the following findings as <br />required by Section 18.68.110.B (1) - (7) of the PMC: <br /> <br />1. Whether the proposed development plan is in the best interest of the <br />public health, safety, and general welfare. <br /> <br />The City Council finds that the proposed project does not adequately support <br />the public health, safety, and general welfare due to several unresolved <br />design and site planning concerns. The project includes limited pedestrian <br />connectivity from the public right-of-way to unit entrances and lacks clearly <br />identifiable street-facing entries, which may reduce opportunities for natural <br />surveillance (“eyes on the street”) and create potential circulation conflicts. In <br />addition, outstanding inconsistencies and incomplete details within the project <br />plans—including items related to utilities, stormwater management, and unit <br />access—limit the City’s ability to fully evaluate compliance with applicable <br />development and safety standards. The project also provides limited private <br />usable open space, includes a unit mix and building configuration that results <br />in a concentration of mass within a large single building, lacking a pedestrian- <br />oriented frontage. Furthermore, the proposed setbacks, building height, and <br />transitions adjacent to lower-scale residential development raise concerns <br />about neighborhood compatibility and appropriateness of the scale of the <br />building as designed and sited. Taken together, these issues indicate that the <br />project, as currently proposed, does not demonstrate a fully compatible and <br />well-integrated residential development. As such, the City Council finds that <br />this finding cannot be made. <br /> <br />2. Whether the proposed development plan is consistent with the <br />Pleasanton General Plan and any applicable specific plan. <br /> <br />The proposed development plan is not consistent with the applicable goals <br />and policies of the Pleasanton General Plan and the Downtown Specific Plan <br />(DSP). The subject site is designated Mixed-Use under the General Plan and <br />Page 248 of 373