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Terms from Measure PP <br /> Excerpts from the Measure PP Text: <br /> 1. "Ridgelines and hillsides shall be protected." <br /> 2. "Housing units and structures shall not be placed on slopes of 25 percent or <br /> greater, or within 100 vertical feet of a ridgeline." <br /> 3. "No grading to construct residential or commercial structures shall occur on hillside <br /> slopes 25% or greater, or within 100 vertical feet of a ridgeline." <br /> And excerpts from the "Notice to Circulate Petition" for Measure PP: <br /> 1. "Protect our scenic hills from development that destroys the character of our town." <br /> 2. "To direct development and development speculation away from lands with <br /> environmentally sensitive features, lands with primary open space values, and <br /> lands difficult to service by existing jurisdictions." <br /> 3. "Exempt from this policy are housing developments of 10 or fewer housing units <br /> on a single property that was, as of January 1, 2007, 'legal parcel' pursuant to the <br /> California Subdivision Map law." <br /> Measure PP and Measure QQ <br /> In November 2008, Pleasanton voters passed Measure QQ along with Measure PP. As <br /> stated in the text of the Land Use Element' of the Pleasanton General Plan 2005 — 2025, <br /> "Measure QQ's substantive hillside policies involve the re-adoption and re- <br /> affirmation of existing policies and a program for the 1996 General Plan to <br /> generally: 1) preserve hillside and ridge views of the Pleasanton, Main, and <br /> Southeast Hills; 2) study the feasibility of preserving large open-space areas <br /> in the Southeast Hills; and, 3) protect all large, contiguous areas of open <br /> space." <br /> The City Council's directions on Measure PP implementation will resolve any outstanding <br /> issues on the implementation of Measure QQ. <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> Methodologies and Definitions <br /> For housing developments of 11 units or more, Measure PP relies upon two development <br /> standards to determine the limit of development (development limit line) on hillside <br /> properties: no grading to construct structures is allowed in an area with a 25-percent <br /> ' Note: Page 2-9 of the Pleasanton General Plan 2005—2035. <br /> 3 <br />