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Save Pleasanton's Hilts &Hot+.mg Cap OCT 1 6 2007 Full Text of Initiative ;i7.1 : Lr_f1K :FF!iE Purpose The purpose of this Innellve•to protect our city front uncontrolled Medina and hilNHe•, Waft,schools,water growth ll qua ty of tuo Impact It ha on supply, and our overall 7uaeY d Ira. L Pleasanton General Plan Amendments poricti12 2.3 on DIGS II-17 of the City of Pleasanton Auoust 8. 1996 General Plan it Policy 12.3: Ridge's and hillsides shall be protected. Housing units and st ucbrrsa shall not be placed on$101:0111:4 25 percent or greeter,or within 100 vertical Met of a ridp•Ine. No grading to construct residential or commercial structures shall occur on hillside slopes 25%or greeter,or within 100 vertical feet of a rldgetlne. Exempt from this policy we housing developments of 10 or fewer housing unite on single property that was,a of January 1,2007,legal power pursuant to the C to approve more then M 10 p leer. Splitting,dividing,or sub-dividing•'legal partial'of January 1,2007 housing unite is not allowed. ItileataunkartaraugagadiaAna itaddithaibstan Policy 15.3;A housing unit is defined to Include any residence that includes a kitchen(sink,cooking device,and refrigerator)and•bathroom(bidet, bib or shone). The City Council shell uphold the housing cap and shall not grant waivers that exclude housing units consistent with this definition. IL If any portions of this Initiative are declared Invalid by a court,the remaining portions are lo be considered valid. ilL The provisions of this Initiative may be amended or repealed only by the voters of the City of Pleasanton at a City general election and overrides any existing General Plan. Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition Notice k hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of tat Inttrtion lo circulate the petition Milks the Cfiy of Pleasanton for the purpose of amending the Auguste, 1960 General Pisan: A statement of the reasons of the proposed action as contenpteted in the petite Is as togas* 1) Protect our scenic hills from development that destroy the cherubs d fir town. 2) To dime development and developmerd speculation away from Uncle with environmentally sensitive features, lands with primary open space vales,and lands difficult 10 service by existing Jhatedletlona. 3) Exempt 10 or lees housing unite and supporting infrastructure on'legal persist d January 1,2007 from hillside development r•strfcac s. 4) Pleasanton should be consistent with the U.8.Census Bureau and Stale of California definition of a housing unit when calculating the housing cap. 5) Remove the loophole that is allowing the city lo eodude housing units from our voter imposed housing c Metif KaySala� � KateBro f! ehr ram /4LSM/ck 4513 Gstatee Cr. 1328 Benedict Court t Pleasanon,CA 94566 Pi•n•nbn, CA 9x568 114 NQ�St Da SUBMITTED October 18,2007 rl esio4 f.4 ({ . 1. 5-41 EXHIBIT A