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Bernal Property Specific Plan. For this reason, the applicant will withdraw the application to amend the Specific Plan. Staff determined that the present development agreement will cover the proposed development as a subsequent discretionary approval. Therefore, an amended development agreement is not required. Pleasanton General Plan Pleasanton General Plan The 2005 — 2025 General Plan Land Use Map of the Pleasanton General Plan designates the Pleasanton Gateway property for Retail /Highway /Service Commercial, Business, and Professional Offices land uses, with a maximum and midpoint Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 60 percent. The proposed FAR for the overall project is 42.3 percent; for the Phase I commercial portion, the FAR is 23.8 percent; and for the Phase II office portion, the FAR is 50.6 percent. The General Plan Land Use Goal 2 arid Policy 15 will apply to this development: • Goal 2: "Achieve and maintain a complete, well- rounded community of desirable neighborhoods, a strong employment base, and a variety of community facilities." The Pleasanton Gateway project will provide commercial and office space and uses that will round out the Bernal Property Specific Plan community which currently includes a variety of residential uses, a fire station, a community park, as well as existing and planned public facilities including trails and sports fields. The commercial /retail portion of the Gateway development will also provide goods and services for residents and office workers outside the Specific Plan area. • Policy 15: "Encourage industrial, commercial, and office development which is compatible with the environmental constraints in Pleasanton." The environmental impacts of this project were generally considered as part of the Final EIR for the Bernal Property Specific Plan and were specifically analyzed as part of the Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration for this application. These analyses determined that the proposed project is compatible with the environmental constraints of the area and property such as traffic, noise, and stormwater runoff. Bernal Property Specific Plan The Bernal Property Specific Plan land use diagram and text designates the Pleasanton Gateway property for up to 745,000 square feet of retail, commercial, office, and community- serving uses. The proposed floor area for Phase I and Phase II is 718,151 square feet. The Specific Plan defined the type of uses for the Gateway property with Commercial/ Office Policy 3 and Policy 4 and Guidelines 2.1 and 2.2. A summary of the Pleasanton Gateway development's conformance to the use policies and guidelines follows. Pleasanton Gateway Page 15 of 35 August 25, 2010