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Chapter 17.36 GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Page 1 of 7 <br /> ATTACHMENT I <br /> Pleasanton Municipal Code <br /> Up Previous Next Main Collapse Search Print No Frames <br /> Title 17 PLANNING AND RELATED MATTERS <br /> Chapter 17.36 GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM <br /> 17.36.010 Purpose. <br /> A. Since the mid-1960s, Pleasanton's transformation from a small, agricultural-based community to a <br /> suburban bedroom community and then to a suburban"edge city"has been marked by periods of rapid <br /> growth which stressed the city's ability to provide infrastructure and services, affecting the quality of life of <br /> both existing and new residents. <br /> B. In order to minimize the adverse effects of rapid uncontrolled residential growth,the city council <br /> adopted its first growth management ordinance in 1978, designed to regulate the location and rate of new <br /> residential growth in a period of sewage treatment capacity constraints brought about by air quality <br /> degradation concems. Through the 1980s and 1990s,the city council modified the growth management <br /> ordinance in order to better achieve the evolving goals set for it, with the rate, location,and type of <br /> residential units regulated to achieve the general welfare of the city. <br /> C. In 1996,the city council adopted a comprehensive revision to its general plan. Key goals and <br /> policies reflect the city's continued commitment to developing in an efficient, orderly,and logical fashion, <br /> ensuring adequate infrastructure and services are present to ensure that the city's quality of life and level of <br /> services are maintained. The general plan calls for assuring its citizens of a predictable growth rate, while <br /> providing housing to meet the needs of all economic segments of the community,regional housing needs, <br /> and employment growth. <br /> D. Despite the controls established by past versions of the city's growth management program, <br /> residential development has continued to fluctuate over time,there has been little predictability of the <br /> actual number of new building permits issued and development under construction, and there is uncertainty <br /> over the city's ability to maintain its service levels and quality of life for its citizens due to regional <br /> influences and uncertain revenue sources for city and other local service-providing agencies. <br /> E. This revised growth management program has been designed to rectify the areas wherein the former <br /> programs did not totally succeed; to establish a predictable growth rate which reflects community sentiment <br /> and which alleviates the potential for strain on the ability of the city and other local service providers to <br /> keep pace with services with no reduction in their quality;to continue to relate new residential growth to <br /> housing needs(including regional needs and local employment growth)and the availability of <br /> infrastructure and services; to move toward build-out of the community in a logical manner while affording <br /> future development areas the ability to accommodate changing housing demands; and to be fair and <br /> equitable to the development community,developers large and small,who have either received past <br /> approvals under former growth management programs or who have undertaken or will undertake <br /> development plans consistent with current goals and policies. <br /> F. In 2012,the city council amended the growth management program to reflect current circumstances <br /> and changes in state law. (Ord. 2054 § 2, 2012) <br /> 17.36.020 Objectives. <br /> The protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare requires a growth management program to <br /> accomplish the following: <br /> A. Regulate the timing, location,and type of residential growth in accordance with the goals and <br /> http://gcode.us/codes/pleasanton/view.php?topic=l7-17_36&showAll=1&frames=on 8/21/2013 <br />