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language that was used in Measure F approved bu the voters in November 1993 that city staff authored. "Structures" has been defined in the Pleasanton Municipal Code since at least April 3, 1968. A public street fits the definition of"Anything constructed or erected which requires a location on the ground." See the timeline below. "Structures" excludes walks (also known as pedestrian walks or sidewalks), a 6 foot or less fence or wall as well as access drives which concern off-street parking, loading or trailer park facilities. A public street fits both criteria: it is constructed/erected and requires a location on the ground. Use of"Structures" in Measure PP Consistent with California Voter Approval of Definition of"Structure" California voters to adopt Proposition 20 in 1972 and the definition of"structure" adopted by State voters includes the word "road." See http://www.coastal.ca.gov/legal/proposition-20.pdf Residential structures and commercial structures used in Measure PP are consistent with definitions in the California statutes within the Government Code and Health and Safety Code. History The 1996 General Plan called for the development of a ridgeline preservation ordinance; however, eleven years after that General Plan was published, the city had not only not adopted a ridgeline preservation ordinance, but refused to agendize a meeting to discuss creating one. Many surrounding cities and towns created a ridgeline preservation ordinance after the publication of the Ridgelands Multijurisdictional Study in 1977 (if you don't have a copy, I can send it to you). Pleasanton did not. Please see a complete timeline attached which highlights specific events for the last forty years from 1968 to 2008. Requirement for Citizen Initiative Because City Staff Would Not Agendize Topic Since ten years after the 1996 General Plan called for the development of an ordinance, nothing had been done, on April 19, 2006 the Planning Commission requested that the "development of a ridgeline preservation ordinance," spelled out as a priority by the more than 300 citizens that participated in developing the August 6, 1996 General Plan, be agendized for a Planning Commission discussion. Staff refused to place the item on the agenda. You can obtain those minutes from Maria Hoey. In fact, on May 24, 2006, in a draft reviewed by the Planning Commission for the latest General Plan, Janice Stern had deleted all reference to a ridgeline preservation ordinance. You can obtain those minutes from Maria Hoey. During that time frame, the city also indicated they did not know what a "housing unit" was and the city manager scheduled several meetings over several months to determine if Staples Ranch units were "housing units" or not "housing units The initiative Measure PP defined a housing unit. [Note: I didn't draft the housing units section]. 2