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18.70.020 Applicability. <br /> The regulations of this chapter apply to the hillside and ridgeline areas of the City, <br /> designated for development by the Land Use Element of the Pleasanton General Plan as <br /> follows: <br /> A. Housing units and structures in residential developments that are 11 units or <br /> greater shall not be placed on slopes of 25 percent or greater or within 100 vertical <br /> feet of a ridgeline. Housing units include, but are not limited to, apartments, co- <br /> operatives (co-ops), air-space condominiums, townhomes, multi-family homes, <br /> and single-family detached homes. <br /> B. Commercial structures are prohibited on hillside slopes of 25 percent or greater, or <br /> within 100 vertical feet of a ridgeline. <br /> C. Grading to construct the above-referenced residential or commercial structures is <br /> prohibited on hillside slopes of 25 percent or greater, or within 100 vertical feet of a <br /> ridgeline. <br /> 18.70.030 Non Applicability. <br /> This chapter does not apply to the following: <br /> A. Housing developments of ten or fewer units on a single property that was, as of <br /> January 1, 2007, a legal parcel pursuant to the California Subdivision Map Act <br /> (California Government Code §§ 66410 — 66413). Splitting, dividing, or sub- <br /> dividing a legal parcel created prior to January 1, 2007 to obtain more than ten <br /> housing units is not allowed. <br /> B. City facilities. Examples of City facilities include water tanks and parks and <br /> recreation areas for pedestrian, bicycle, or equestrian trails or staging areas. <br /> 18.70.040 Implementation. <br /> The regulations of this chapter shall be implemented through the City's Design <br /> Review and Planned Unit Development Rezoning/Development Plan entitlements, <br /> processes, and modifications of these entitlements, as follows: <br /> A. The regulations of this chapter are applied in conjunction with State and Federal <br /> regulations and City regulations, policies, and programs on, but not limited to, <br /> ridgeline and hillside protection, protection of jurisdictional waters, species, and <br /> habitat areas, trees, wildland fire mitigation, urban storm water runoff treatment <br /> and necessary environmental mitigation, etc. <br /> B. Where the regulations of this chapter may conflict with other provisions of this title <br /> including, but not limited to, Chapter 18.76 H-P-D Hillside Planned Development <br /> District, Chapter 18.68 PUD Planned Unit Development District, and Chapter <br /> 4 <br />