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Section 2. (1) (2) (3) has been submitted for imposing upon ten individ- ual property owners the obligation for maintain- ing, repairing and improving a road with the length and grade shown on Tentative Map #3256. (5) There has been no demonstrated benefit which would accrue to the City by making the proposed road a private road. (6) The private roads which have been approved in the past by the City have been in conjunction with planned unit developments or multi-family developments where the private street serv~ the function of a private driveway and there was easy and convenient access to a public street. In addition, developments with private streets have all been constructed on relatively flat land and not on any property with a length and grade comparable to the proposed 1700 feet of 20% grade on Tentative Map #3256. The City Council further determines: Santos Ranch Road, a public street having a sustained grade of 20% which has been closed to public travel by the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, is a prime example of the types of dangers which could be encountered on the proposed Longview Lane, especially with its proposed narrow width. The Castlewood area is no justification for allowing the proposed Longview Lane since Castlewood developed in the County; homes are adjacent to the street and not set back great distances, thus affording easy fire and police protection; no sustained grades exist comparable to those in Longview; there are alternate means of ingress and egress within the development to accommodate traffic; fire protection is provided only because Castlewood was preexisting with narrow roads and aCountyservice district was established whereby the City of Pleasanton by contract provides limited fire protection services. The City of Pleasanton will face potential liability for the design of the proposed road and as such the maximum in safety should be incorporated where the maximum in grade is requested. The proposed design -3-