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A fence elevation and typical fencing locations have been shown on the front yard landscape plan, Sheet L5. Staff finds the fence design and locations to be acceptable. A condition of approval requires that a fencing plan be provided for all of the lots in the development. V. PUD CONSIDERATIONS The Zoning Ordinance of the Municipal Code sets forth purposes of the Planned Unit Development District and "considerations" to be addressed in reviewing a PUD development plan. 1. Whether the plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare: The proposed project, as conditioned, meets all applicable City standards concerning public health, safety, and welfare. The subject development would include the installation of all required on-site utilities with connections to municipal systems in order to serve the new lots. The project will not generate volumes of traffic that cannot be accommodated by existing City streets and intersections in the area. The structures would be designed to meet the requirements of the Uniform Building Code, Fire Code, and other applicable City codes. The proposed development is compatible with the adjacent uses and would be consistent with the existing scale and character of the area. Adequate setbacks would be provided between the new dwellings and the existing structures on the adjacent properties. Therefore, staff believes that the proposed PUD development plan is in the best interests of the public health, safety, and general welfare, and that this finding can be made. 2. Whether the plan is consistent with the City's General Plan and any applicable specific plan: The site's "Public and Institutional/Medium Density Residential" General Plan Land Use Designation allows either public school or medium density residential senior housing land uses. The Medium Density Residential General Plan Land Use Designation allows for 2 to 8 dwelling units per acre (DUA) and a midpoint density of 5 DUA. This project, as proposed, calculates to 4.8 DUA. The proposed medium density residential senior housing development is consistent with the General Plan land use designation for the site. The proposed project would further several General Plan Programs and Policies encouraging new housing to be developed in infill and peripheral areas that are adjacent to existing residential development and for the City to attain a variety of housing sizes, types, densities, designs, and prices which meet the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community. The project would also meet a General Plan Housing Element policy to provide for the special-housing needs of large families, the PUD-74 Page - 17 - June 25, 2008