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The project site is at the terminus of recently developed residential areas of the City. The curving streets and short culs-de-sac minimize monotony and the appearance of mass. New street and open space landscaping is also proposed. Therefore, staff feels that this PUD finding can be made. 6. Whether adequate public safety measures have been incorporated into the design of the plan: The streets, gated entry, and EVA connections of the proposed development are satisfactory and can be negotiated by fire and other emergency vehicles. The new homes would be equipped with automatic residential fire sprinklers. The homes would be required to meet the requirements of the Uniform Building Code, Fire Code, other applicable City codes, and State of California energy and accessibility requirements. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. 7. Whether the plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD District: The proposed PUD development plan conforms to the purposes of the PUD district. One of these purposes is to insure that the desires of the developer and the community are understood and approved prior to commencement of construction. Staff believes that the proposed project implements the purposes of the PUD ordinance in this case by providing a medium-density senior housing project that is well-designed and sited on the subject property, that fulfills the desires of the applicant, and that meets the City's General Plan goals and policies, including those promoting special-housing needs of the elderly. Moreover, input from the adjacent property owners and tenants has been sought and obtained through a Planning Commission workshop; further opportunity for public comment will occur at the Planning Commission and City Council hearings. Staff feels that through the PUD process the proposed project has provided the developer and the City with a development plan that optimizes the use of this site in a sensitive manner. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. VI. PUBLIC COMMENT Public notices were sent to all property owners and tenants within a 1,000-foot radius of the entire Ironwood development, including the project site. The applicant indicated that she also had met with the Ironwood residents to discuss the proposed project. As noted above, staff had received an email and letter from two residents in the Ironwood development during the workshop review. At the time this report was written, staff has not received any additional comments or concerns from any of the adjacent owners or tenants. PUD-74 Page -19 - June 25, 2008