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<br />I. BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The proposed project will subdividc the 30A-acre Austin property into eight lots for seven new <br />custom homes and onc existing home - that eventually will be demolished and replaced in the <br />future with a new custom home - and will designate the remaining 22 acres as permanent open <br />spacc. Thc proposed dcvelopment plan will preserve the open area surrounding the dcvelop- <br />ment portion in perpetuity and prescnts the opportunity to augment Alviso Adobe Park site. The <br />custom home building and landscape designs are covered by dcsign guidelines. <br /> <br />The proposal will require an amendmcnt to the Pleasanton General Plan, PUD rczoning and de- <br />velopmcnt plan approval, and tentative subdivision map approvals. The tentativc subdivision <br />map will be forwarded to thc Planning Commission under scparatc application. As a custom lot <br />projcct, separate design review approvals will be required for each individual lot. Environ- <br />mental review is administcred with an Initial StudylMitigated Ncgative Declaration (ISIMND), <br />which covers the Gencral Plan Amcndmcnt, PUD rezoning and development plan, and thc tenta- <br />tive subdivision map. <br /> <br />The development of the Austin property raised issues pcrtaining to land use, grading and dcsign, <br />scismic and gcotechnical impacts, urban stormwater runoff, and visual impacts. Thc Planning <br />Commission reviewed the proposal at a public work scssion, attended by several Laguna Oaks <br />and Jorgenson Lane neighbors, <br /> <br />Ncighborhood interest in the Austin property and the proposed development focused on the fol- <br />lowing issues: <br /> <br />· Ensure that thc open space area to be transferred to the City remains as permanent opcn <br />spacc; <br /> <br />· Allow the existing cattle grazing on the open space area to remain; and, <br /> <br />· Limit the open space area to very low intensity public uscs, i,e., no picnic tables, etc. <br /> <br />II. SUBJECT PROPERTY <br /> <br />The Austin propcrty consists of one parcel totaling approximately 30 acres in area located at <br />3459 Old Foothill Road. Figure I is an acrial photograph/location map of the site and surround- <br />ing area. <br /> <br />Item 6,c., PUD-58 and PGPA-ll <br /> <br />Page 3 of 34 <br /> <br />August 23, 2006 <br />