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Land Use Related Measures Residential Allocation Program - Since March of 1976, Pleasanton has regulated the number of residential, commercial and indus- trial users who would develope each year in the Sunol sewer service area. The City will soon be implementing a Residential Allocation Program (RAP) which will be effective city-wide. Due to the past emphasis upon residential construction, the program will not regulate commercial and industrial uses. Although no specific reservation of development units is contemplated to be assigned solely to commercial and industrial users, the City is desirous of encouraging them. The Council retains complete flexibility to determine whether specific reservations for com- mercial and industrial uses should be made and whether said res- ervations should be exclusively for such uses. Attraction of Commerce and Industry - The adopted General Plan allo- cates abundant commercial and industrial area within the City to provide for a balanced community. Reduce In-commuting to Valley Industries - The Housing Element con- tains policies aimed at providing housing for all economic seg- ments of the population. Provision of housing for those em- ployed in the valley is part of the goal of achieving a bal- anced community. Higher Density Zoning - Future development of the City will take place at a greater density than currently exists as mandated in the General Plan. Zoning changes to bring the zoning ordinance into consistency with the General Plan have begun and will con- tinue to be made until consistency is reached. Redevelopment - The General Plan mandates the ultimate recycling of the existing downtown residential area into multiple residential housing. PUD's - Pleasanton is currently revising its PUD ordinance; many areas of the City - residential, commercial, and industrial are zoned PUD. Limiting the Spread of Existing Centers - The General Plan provides for new major and neighborhood shopping centers away from the existing downtown. However, each area is in itself compact and the major regional shopping center is planned to be served by mass transit. Fringe Lands The adopted General Plan has reduced the planned hold- ing capacity of the City from 122,000 to 76,000 persons by elimi- nating development on the City's fringe and reducing densities in other areas. Further, a 20-year urbanization limit line has been adopted, beyond which City utilities will not be provided during the next 20 years which effectively excludes other areas from short-term development. Restrict Extension of Utilities - The City has adopted policies (1) requiring annexation prior to the extension of utilities, (2) iii