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Pleasanton General Plan Fiscal Impact Analysis Final Report 01/16/14 Employment Projections Pleasanton is projected to add approximately 21,700 new jobs through buildout, as shown in Table 6. Employment estimates are based on average employee densities of 440 square feet for retail, 260 square feet for office, 425 square feet for R&D/flex, and 590 square feet for industrial uses based on the City's 1998 Development Impact Fee Report. These densities will range in specific orientation and location of commercial space. Service Population Projections Service population is a measure commonly used to incorporate job as well as resident growth into allocations of service demand and associated costs. Service population for the City of Pleasanton was derived based on a weighting of residents relative to nonresident employees. These calculations compare Pleasanton's residents and employees based on commute patterns and the estimated proportion of time spent at work, as shown in the Appendix. For example, residents who work outside the City are estimated to spend an average of about 50 percent of their time in the City relative to those who don't work or who both live and work in the City. After accounting for regional commute patterns, the typical worker is estimated to have a service burden of about 68 percent of the typical resident. As shown in Table 6, service population increase of about 25,500 is projected through buildout. This analysis also considers attraction of visitors to the City. While visitors are not directly used for revenue and cost estimating purposes, their secondary impact is considered for cost allocation between land uses, as further described in Chapter 7. Visitors are assumed to be attracted to the City and accommodated by new retail and motel uses. This analysis assumes that a visitor day results in 0.5 of a resident for service demand estimating purposes, as shown in Table 6. Economic&Planning Systems, Inc. 18 P.11210001121062PIeasanton\Report1121062Report FINAL.doc