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Development Agreement. The applicants have proposed a development agreement to vest the entitlements for the project. The term of the development agreement would expire in 10 years. IV. ANALYSIS Land Use Conformance with the General Plan The subject parcel has a General Plan Land Use Designation of"Mixed Use/Business Park" which permits land uses such as office, retail, hotel and other commercial uses, community facilities, research and development, and residential. The residential use is consistent with this land use designation. The Mixed Use/Business Park land use designation requires residential projects to have densities of at least 20 dwelling units per acre with higher densities (30 units per acre or more) encouraged in locations proximate to BART stations and other areas near transit. In addition, Program 11.1 of the Housing Element indicates that sites designated Mixed Use shall be developed at a minimum density of 30 units per acre. The proposed density of 30 dwelling units per acre is consistent with the General Plan (please see the "Housing Site Development.Standards and Design Guidelines" section below for additional density discussion). Below are some of the General Plan Goals, Programs, and Policies that the project is consistent with or would promote: Land Use Element Sustainability Program 2.1: Reduce the need for vehicular traffic by locating employment, residential, and service activities close together, and plan development so it is easily accessible by transit, bicycle, and on foot. Program 2.2: Encourage the reuse of vacant and underutilized parcels and buildings within existing urban areas. Program 2.3: Require transit-compatible development near BART stations, along transportation corridors, in business parks and the Downtown, and at other activity centers, where feasible. Program 2.4: Require higher residential and commercial d ensities in the proximity of transportation corridors and hubs, where feasible. Program 2.6: Require design features in new development and redevelopment areas to encourage transit, bicycle, and pedestrian access, such as connections between activity centers and residential areas, and road design that accommodates transit vehicles, where feasible. 1 The project is located two miles from the East Dublin/Pleasanton BART station and adjacent to bus stops. PUD-103/Summerhill Apartment Communities Planning Commission Page 13 of 34