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BACKGROUND The proposed ordinance would amend Title 18 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code to add Chapter 18.70, Ridgeline and Hillside Protection and Preservation, regulating ridgeline and hillside development in the City in compliance with the goals, policies, and programs of the Pleasanton General Plan, and the requirements of Measure PP, which would be considered the policy required by Measure QQ. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The regulations of this Chapter will apply to commercial buildings, residential developments of 11 units or greater, and the grading required to accommodate these developments on the vacant and/or underdeveloped hillside areas surrounding the City, such as west and southeast Pleasanton. The proposed Chapter would be applied together with State and Federal regulations and with present City regulations on, but not limited to, ridgeline and hillside protection, protection of jurisdictional waters, species, and habitat areas, trees, wildland fire mitigation, urban storm water runoff treatment and necessary mitigation, etc., and would be implemented with review of development applications. Where the regulations of the proposed Chapter may conflict with other provisions of the Pleasanton Municipal Code, the regulations of this Chapter would control. GENERAL PLAN The proposed Chapter implements Measure PP and Measure QQ and complies with the policy and/or program directions of the Pleasanton General Plan including: 1. Policy 21 of the Land Use Element: "Preserve scenic hillside and ridgeline views of the Pleasanton, Main, and Southeast Hills ridges (Measure QQ, 2008);" 2. Program 21-3 of the Land Use Element: "Ridgelines and hillsides shall be protected. Housing units and structures shall not be placed on slopes of 25 percent or greater, or within 100 vertical feet of a ridgeline. No grading to construct residential or commercial structures shall occur on hillside slopes 25 percent or greater or within 100 vertical feet of a ridgeline. Exempt from this policy are housing developments of 10 or fewer units on a single property. Splitting, dividing, or subdividing a 'legal parcel' to approve more than 10 housing unit is not allowed (Measure PP, 2008)." 3. Policy 6 of the Open Space and Conservation Element: "Protect all large continuous areas of open space, as designated on the General Plan Map, from intrusion by urban development (Measure QQ, 2008)." PUBLIC HEARINGS City Council Special Meeting On November 27, 2012, the Pleasanton City Council held its special meeting to discuss and provide direction on the implementation of the November 2008 voter-adopted Page 2 of 11