SR 06:242 - Laserfiche WebLink

As conditioned, the 35-foot strip will be zoned PUD - LDR, matching the zoning of the Jorgen- sen Lane properties, and will be incorporated into the zoning regulations of the Jorgensen Lane sites. The land transfer must be entirely agreed to by these owners prior to the City Council's approval of the final subdivision map, thereby providing a continuous property line between their properties and the proposed development. Otherwise, this property will remain with the open space area of the proposed development. Open Space Area The proposed General Plan amendment will designate the open space portion of the Austin property for Open Space land uses. The application proposed that the open space land will be owned by the City of Pleasanton. Several neighbors speaking at the previous work sessions re- quested that the open space area be secured as permanent open space. Staff believes that the City ownership of the open space area accomplished that request and that any further land use changes to this area would require a new General Plan amendment, PUD rezoning and devel- opment plan approvals, and environmental review. Another means, however, to preserve the open space area permanently would be to have the City, as owner, grant an open space eonservation easement to an outside agency. The Tri-Valley Conservancy, for example, can hold such an easement and has done so within the vine- yard/agricultural areas of the Vineyard Avenue Specific Plan. Because, however, the Conser- vancy would then have monitoring responsibilities, it would then need to be reimbursed its costs for monitoring the open space areas of the Austin project, the costs of which have not been esti- mated nor has a determination been made as to the responsibility for paying these costs. An- other possibility would be to grant the easement to the East Bay Regional Foundation, which holds open space easements on the Park District sites. Staff believes that additional information needs to be obtained before this matter can be decided, and has conditioned the resolution of this question for the tentative subdivision map. Several Laguna Oaks and Jorgensen Lane neighbors requested that cattle grazing be allowed to continue on the open space areas and limiting the open space area to very low-intensity public uses, but no picnic tables, etc. The Messa family will support the eattle grazing but will not support any type of picnic area, hiking trails, or any type of staging area or parking lots on any part of the Austin property. As conditioned, up to one-dozen head of cattle can be grazed on the entire, 22-care open space area at any time and the existing cattle shed loeated near the southern side of the property is allowed to remain. The type of uses that may be allowed to occur on the open space area would have to be subject to future City review including the Trails Ad Hoc Committee and the Parks and Recreation Commission. Wildland Fire Management Plan A Wildland Fire Management Plan (WFMP) will be prepared with the tentative subdivision map for review by the Fire Marshal and review/approval by the Planning Commission, The WFMP will cover the private lots and open space area. Measures identified in the WFMP will be ineor- Item 6,c" PUD-58 and PGPA-l 1 Page 180134 August 23, 2006