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With a Planned Development (PD), the reviewing bodies will determine if the <br />proposed use is compatible with the existing and proposed uses in the general <br />vicinity. Furthermore, the purpose of the PD is to provide a process for the <br />development of land to reduce the rigidity of zoning standards and to provide a <br />mechanism for considering uses that can be compatible by application of careful <br />and imaginative treatment. In this instance, installation of the gates and fencing <br />would neither isolate the development from the adjacent properties nor would it <br />change the characteristics of the area in which it is located. <br /> <br />4. That the proposed use will not create adverse impacts on traffic or create <br />demands exceeding the capacity of public services and facilities, which <br />cannot be mitigated. <br /> <br />Installation of the proposed gates and related automated equipment for the gates to <br />open meets all requirements for police, ambulance and fire access for a gated <br />community. <br /> <br />5. The Planned Development Project Plan will provide superior urban design in <br />comparison with the development under the base district zoning regulations. <br /> <br />The proposed installation of gates and associated fencing uses tubular metal design <br />that appears wrought iron and decorative in appearance. The proposed metal and <br />decorative design of the gates and fencing provides an adequate level of urban <br />design. In addition the open design of the gates and fences is the desired design in <br />comparison to a solid design. The open design allows for surveillance and sight <br />distance. <br /> <br />6. The Planned Development Project includes adequate provisions for utilities, <br />services, and emergency vehicle access; and that public service demands will <br />not exceed the capacity of the existing and planned systems. <br /> <br />The proposed project has been designed to meet emergency vehicle access <br />requirements. The Engineering and Transportation Department and Alameda <br />County Fire Department have found the access to the site to be safe for vehicular, <br />pedestrian and emergency vehicle access. Vehicles are not likely to stack from the <br />installation of the gates as observed from adjacent and nearby multi -family <br />residential developments do not have vehicle stacking impacts on Washington <br />Avenue. The adjacent and nearby multi-family residential developments have <br />gates with a shallower setbacks and higher densities (units to the land area) in <br />comparison to Floresta Gardens. <br /> <br /> <br />