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Item No. 2 PC : 3-21-85 GP-85-8/PD--85-1/S-85-2 Page 4 ANALYSIS SI S The proposed amendment is the result of a request to allow . residential development at the Tracy Golf and Country Club. } The. 'amehdment , as proposed, would allow residential development to be integrated into `those recreation areas which are. designated as Commercial Recreation .on the General Plan. The Commercial Recreation General ,Plan designation is applicable to all private recreation areas and to public recreation areas f except parks. The residential development would be a secondary use and would not be allowed to detract from the primary recreational use of the property. The proposed density for the residential development is one dwelling unit per two gross acres . Dwelling units can be clustered on lots smaller than two acres if the commercial recreation area has permanent open space and the General Plan density is not exceeded for the entire development . The Planned District (PD) Zone would continue to be the imple- menting zone for the Commercial Recreation designation. This zone allows the developer flexibility to take advantage of, the unique features of the recreation area. The PD Zone requires approval of a Site Plan which will allow the opportunity to assure that the residential development is integrated into the , recreational use and is not detracting from the primary use . The General Plan policies relevant to this proposal 'include; "To provide all residents with a choice of alternate living environments which are safe, he and pleasant , and which include the desired level of cultural , educational , recreational , and shopping facilities. " (LU/C', Page 13) . The proposed amendment would allow the development .of an alternate living .environment which emphasizes the recreation amenities. "The provision of a wide variety of housing types, and the use of new and more efficient residential design concepts,_ such as dwelling clusters and planned unit developments, ' will be encouraged. " (LU/C, Page 13) The use of the PD Zone to implement the proposal will encourage different residential design concepts-, such as .