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• ! I. BACKGROUND On June 1, 1999, the City Council approved a Specific Plan and Planned Unit Development (PUD) prezoning/rezoning for the 3 84-acre area commonly referred to as Vineyard Avenue Comdor located in southeast Pleasanton. The Sarich property is Lot 27 in the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan Area. The subject site has three land use designations: l) Low Density Residential (LDR), 2) Hillside Residential (HR), and 3) Open Space (OS) (please see Attachment #5). The LDR area is shown on approximately four acres in the northeastern portion of the site fronting Old Vineyard Avenue. The HR area is an approximately one-acre area located near the southeast corner of the property. The OS area is the remainder of the site characterized by an existing oak woodland. A total of eight residential units are approved for Lot 27: one existing and one new dwelling in the HR area and six new dwellings in the LDR area. In October 2003, Daniel and Belinda Sarich filed an application for development of an eight-lot residential project. Earlier this year, the applicants decided to pursue a portion of the original application: demolition of the existing house, guest house, and garage and construction of a new house and several accessory buildings on the existing lot. A Planning Commission workshop was scheduled on June 8, 2005, to allow the Planning Commission and public to review and comment on the proposed plans. However, the application was continued at the request of the applicants. The applicants recently revised their application and are now proposing to retain the existing house and detached garage. The existing guest house is still proposed to be demolished. The applicants have also decided to eliminate the proposed second unit and barn/winery structure from the plan. The applicants would pursue approval of a development plan for the six lowei lots at a later date. Subject Property and Surrounding Area The Specific Plan Area is divided into three subareas, determined by land-use, topography, and environmental characteristics. The Sarich property is located in Subarea 3. Subarea 3 contains steeply sloping terrain that rises up from Old Vineyard Avenue to the southern boundary of the Plan Area. There are flatter areas along the hilltops and in the eastern portion of this subarea. The southern boundary forms a prominent ridge that acts as the visual backdrop for the Plan Area when viewed from the north. The subject property is located on the south side of Old Vineyard Avenue and measures approximately 20-acres in area. The property contains an existing one-story, approximately 2,300-square-foot residence, detached guest house, and detached garage with a paved driveway off of Old Vineyard Avenue. Most of the subject property contains slopes exceeding 10%, with PUD-32 Page - 2 - September 28, 2005