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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA CDUNTY, CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 876 AN ORDINANCE A}~NDING CHAPTER 13 (RESIDENTIAL ALLOCATION PROGRAM) OF TITLE II OF THE ORDINAJ~CE CODE OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON TO PROVIDE FOR EXE~-~TION OF LARGE LOT SUBDIVISIONS. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pleasanton desires to encourage a variety of housing types in the City; and WHEREAS, the Residential Allocation Program as it is designed discourages most large-lot residential developments due to its locational and improvement criteria; and WHEREAS, exemptions could be made under certain circumstances without reducing the effectiveness of the Residential Allocation Program both as a growth control and a selector of those projects most beneficial to the City; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Chapter 13 (Residential Allocation Program) of Title II (Zoning and Development) of the Ordinance Code of the City of Pleasanton Ordinance Code is hereby amended by adding Section 2-20.20, as follows: §2-20.20 Special Exemptions. Sections 2-20.04 and 2-20.05 notwithstanding, the Director of Planning and Community Development shall approve a special exemption from the Residential Allocation Program for large-lot residential developments if the proposed development meets all of the requirements (a-d), below: (a) The average lot size for the development shall be 5 acres (gross) per lot or greater; (b) The applicant shall pay the maximum contri- bution per lot to the Capital Improvement Fund, Housing Fund and any other incentive funds avail- able in the Residential Allocation Program selection criteria in effect at the time of the application for exemption. (c) The proposal shall meet all of the mandatory elements of the Residential Allocation Program selection criteria in effect at the time of the application for exemption. Where any criterion cannot be applied at the subdivision level, the applicant for special exemption shall enter into an agreement that the houses to be built will be designed to meet those standards. (d) The proposal shall be consistent with the General Plan and conform to the existing zoning.