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Staff has received additional comments which are attached to Exhibit E that may not <br />reflect a response in the FEIR in that the comments were received after the public <br />comment period closed for the DEIR. However, staff believes that the DEIR/FEIR <br />along with the staff report answers those comments adequately. Any additional letters <br />and/or emails received after the staff report is published will be forwarded to the <br />Planning Commission. <br />Exhibit E-3 is attached which are the City's responses to previous public comments on <br />the north EVA route. <br />IX. PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN FINDINGS <br />The Pleasanton Municipal Code sets forth the purposes of the Planned Unit <br />Development (PUD) District and the considerations to be addressed in reviewing a PUD <br />development plan proposal. The Planning Commission must make the findings <br />attached as Exhibit C-1, PUD Development Plan Findings that the proposed PUD <br />development plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD District, before making its <br />recommendation. <br />X. CONCLUSION <br />The proposal is a combined residential/open space development consisting of <br />51 custom homes on large lots surrounded by 497 acres of permanent open space, with <br />the open space transferred to public ownership as permanent open space in perpetuity. <br />Staff believes that the proposed development would have the following community, <br />social, and environmental benefits: <br />^ It would result in nearly 500 acres of publicly dedicated land as open space and <br />added to the City's open space preserve in southeast Pleasanton. <br />^ It would provide the opportunity for local and regional trails linking Oak Grove <br />open space to Vineyard Avenue and eventually to the Callippe golf course. <br />^ It would preserve and protect biological resources and leave undisturbed over <br />12,000 mature trees in the open space lands. <br />^ It would assure that the development of homes at Oak Grove will be of high <br />quality and will meet a visual integration standard through the implementation of <br />effective design guidelines. <br />^ It would provide for development that is harmonious with existing neighborhoods. <br />^ It would result in the funding of traffic calming facilities in Kottinger Ranch and the <br />construction of important citywide traffic improvements and other infrastructure <br />improvements; <br />PUD-33 Page 57 of 59 June 13, 2007 <br />