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CITY OF PLEASANTON COMMUNII'Y DEVELOPMENT PLAN._~F.' 'MMARY [STA TE,~EIVT O; NEED 4, PROGRAM YEAR (Entitlement A-1 Rehabilitation of.Blighted Areas and Preservation of Certain Aspects of Community Heritage In its c~rrent stage of development, Plea~anton presents three faces to the observer: (1) the core area, in the'main over 40 years old, (2) re* cently developed areas, mainly residential subdivisions built Since 1965 and (3) those portions of the City and planning'area yet to be devel0pe~ The'..core area is composed of the central business district and the oldel neighborhoods of the City. Many public facilities and dtilities in the corearea are wholly inadequate. AlSo, this area contains most of the structures in the City having historic significance and provides resi- dences for a majority of.the community's lower.income citizens, The rehabilitation of structures and the extension and. upgrading of public facilities and utilities in the core area is a major community need. Data Source: LocalSurveys. A--2 CommUnity Balance and Heterogeneity Pleasanton lacks an adequate commercial. and industrial base. Because oJ this,' the majority Of City residents must commute considerable distance to employment and shopping locations. ~n the past, development to a. certain degree, has followed a "leapfrogging" pattern, placing new con- struction on the perimeters of the City with large undeveloped spaces in between. As a consequence, public faCilities and utilities are ~ow being inefficiently utilized. A second major need of the ~ity is the development of underutilized areas according to the general plan.so that. Pleas~nton becomes a more viable balanced community. Data Source: Local and regional surveys. A--3 .'Maintaining the Quality of Newer DeVelopment By far, ~he majority of Pleasanton's growth has occurred' within the last decade and almost all of this new developmen~ has ~aken place outside i of the core area. Because 6f the recency of this development, it.can 'be considered essentially blight free. A-m~jor need of the City is.the , maintenance of the high ~uality of these newer areas so that, in the 'future as today, Pleasanton residents can be assured a healthful tractive community in which to live. Data Source:' Local SurveyS.