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Exhibit A <br />RECOMMENDED <br />FINDINGS OF FACT FOR DENIAL OF <br />PLN2014-00007 <br />Modification of Planned Development <br />Heron Bay Residential Subdivision <br />Bay Cities Automatic Gates (Applicant) <br />Heron Bay Homeowners Association c/o Professional Association Services Inc. (Property <br />Owner) <br />Planned Development <br />1. That the proposed location of the use is in accord with the objectives of the Zoning <br />Code and the purposes of the district in which the site is located. <br />The location of the proposed pedestrian and vehicular gates and associated fencing is <br />located on private property and would generally meet the objective for setback and sight <br />distance requirements. However the proposed gates and fencing would not be in accord <br />with the purpose of the residential district to provide residential development that are <br />consistent with the General Plan (Zoning Code Section 2-500 A.). Per General Plan <br />Policy 2. 10, it discourages the development of "gated" communities or the gating of <br />already developed subdivisions, unless overriding public safety considerations exist. The <br />number of public safety incidents at the already developed neighborhood is not an <br />unusually large volume that warrants the proposed gates and fences. <br />The approved Planned Development (PD -91-3) provides the underlying development <br />standards for the Heron Bay neighborhood. The previous approval was intended not to <br />isolate the neighborhood from the immediate community. The proposed gates and fencing <br />would be contrary to the approved PD. To gate a single-family residential neighborhood is <br />not supported by policy in Sari Leandro. The proposal would establish an undesirable <br />precedent in the City's efforts to planning residential neighborhoods, and specifically <br />single-family neighborhoods in the City which are typically not gated. <br />2. That the proposed location of the use and the proposed conditions under which it <br />would be operated or maintained, will be consistent with the General Plan; will not <br />be detrimental to the public health, safety or welfare of persons residing or working <br />in or adjacent to the neighborhood of such use; and will not be detrimental to <br />properties or improvements in the vicinity or to the general welfare of the City. <br />General Plan Policy 2.10 Gated Communities states that unless overriding public safety <br />considerations exist, discourage the development of "gated" communities or the gating of <br />already developed neighborhoods or subdivisions. Installation of the requested gates and <br />fencing will result in the establishment of a gated community which is inconsistent with <br />General Plan Policy 2.10 unless it is determined that overriding public safety <br />considerations exist. As stated above, the number of public safety incidents at Heron Bay, <br />