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Exhibit 1 FINDINGS OF FACT FOR APPROVAL OF PLN2014-00006 Planned Development Floresta Gardens -202 Caliente Drive R&S Overhead Garage Door,Inc.(Applicant) Floresta Gardens Homeowners Association (Property Owner) Planned Development 1. That the proposed location of the use is in accord with the objectives of the Zoning Code and the purposes of the district in which the site is located. The approved Planned Development (PD-77-11) provides the underlying development standards for the Floresta Gardens residential community. The original PD addressed the issue of cut-through traffic with a restrictive gate placed at the Fremont Avenue entry to discourage through traffic and not to act as a "full security gate". The proposed gates and fencing proposed would be consistent with the original PD to prevent or eliminate cut-through traffic, and restore quiet enjoyment of private property for residents. 2. That the proposed location of the use and the proposed conditions under which it would be operated or maintained, will be consistent with the General Plan; will not be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare of persons residing or working in or adjacent to the neighborhood of such use; and will not be detrimental to properties or improvements in the vicinity or to the general welfare of the City. General Plan Policy 2.10 Gated Communities states, "Unless overriding public safety considerations exist, discourage the development of"gated" communities or the gating of already developed neighborhoods or subdivisions." The need for the gate and related fencing is based on the overriding public safety consideration to discourage unsafe traffic that cuts through the Floresta Gardens neighborhood via Washington Avenue through Caliente Drive and exiting onto Fremont Avenue. The cut-through traffic is unsafe in terms of speed and volume to residents and pedestrians in the subdivision. In addition to reducing the volume of speeding through traffic, the proposed pedestrian and vehicular gate and fencing meets the general objective for setbacks and sight distance. 3. That the proposed use will comply with the provisions of this code; including any specific condition required for the proposed use, in the district, in which it would be located.