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■ PLEASANTON TOD STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES: BART PROPERTY B. VISION STATEMENT FOR THE TOD VILLAGE This adopted vision statement provides direction to property owners and associated developers on the City's planning intent. This vision statement must be interperet by BART and the developers when preparing a proposed project on the BART Property for consideration by the City. Vision Statement: (FROM HACIENDA TOD STANDARDS AND DESIGN GUIDELINES-) "The livability of these development sites is paramount. These future developments not only address housing needs for families of all incomes and ages, and also, if possible, provide a supply of workforce housing in the City to accommodate mandated Regional Housing Need Allocations by the State of California. The desire is to build a neighborhood with several amenities for future residents and the existing community to enjoy. Simply put, it must be a very nice place to live, work, and shop. The developments should be situated in an attractively designed landscaped environment with plazas, open space, play areas, trail connections,pedestrian amenities, pool area,fitness facility and community rooms for residents. The developments are intended to be transit oriented with direct and inviting access to all modes of transportation, including transit(e.g. BART), bus lines, trails, and bike connections. As many activities as possible should be located within easy walking distance of each other and transit. Public plazas, water features, greens, trees and other landscaping will be incorporated into the development for the benefit of the public, and to assist in creating a sense of place that will identify this new Hacienda neighborhood. Frequent use of public spaces will be encouraged through placement and design. Streets, pedestrian paths and bike paths will contribute to a system of fully-connected and interesting routes from the BART station to residential, employment and retail destinations in Hacienda park. Their design will encourage pedestrian and bicycle use by being appropriately scaled and defined by buildings, trees and lighting. Residential units, live-work units, and retail space should be well integrated into the development in a mixed-use format. We encourage permitted retail uses at these sites that encourages non-vehicular access to goods and services for future and current residents and Hacienda office workers in an effort to minimize traffic impacts, greenhouse gases and other environmental impacts. Design features should compliment the adjacent properties and draw on its surroundings to ensure compatibility. Special emphasis should be placed on set-backs, building height, massing, and scale, landscape treatments, architectural design, and color palates to ensure compatibility. The developments should minimize the impacts of noise from the adjacent freeway, BART station and major thoroughfares(Owens, Willow and Hacienda) through creative placement of buildings, landscaping and open space. All developments shall adhere to the standard conditions of approval, green-building measures and other project specific conditions and environmental mitigations that may result from the review process. In addition to evaluating conformance with the attached standards and guidelines, individual applications must be measured against the aforementioned vision through the approved PUD process as authorized by the City." June 17, 2011 4 WORKSHOP DRAFT