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PEP for Update to Downtown Specific Plan pL €A SAN TON. Reference Documents In addition to the DSP, other guiding policy documents for Pleasanton include the Downtown Design Guidelines (Design Guidelines), Downtown Hospitality Guidelines (Hospitality Guidelines), the Historic Resources Survey and Pleasanton Municipal Code Amendments (Historic Resources Survey), Civic Center Master Plan, Downtown Parking Strategy and Implementation Plan, summarized below. • Downtown Design Guidelines (Design Guidelines). The Design Guidelines were adopted in September of 2004, and are intended to provide standards to ensure that new residential and commercial construction projects in the Downtown are of high quality and complement the existing built environment, while simultaneously encouraging the enhancement of Downtown's older buildings. The Design Guidelines can be found online at: http: / /www. cityofpleasantonca .gov /civicax /fi lebank /blohdload.aspx?BIobID =23826 • Downtown Hospitality Guidelines (Hospitality Guidelines). The Hospitality Guidelines were adopted in November of 2012, with the objective of advancing economic vitality and enhancing hospitality within the commercial areas of Downtown. The Hospitality Guidelines provide guidelines for entertainment, music, and bars. The Hospitality Guidelines can be found online at: http: / /www. cityofpleasantonca. gov / civicax /ti lebank/blobd load.aspx ?BloblD =23827 • Historic Resource Survey and Pleasanton Municipal Code Amendments (Historic Resource Survey). The Historic Resource Survey and amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code were adopted in November 2015. The Historic Resource Survey provides a compendium of residential structures Downtown that were built before 1942 and identifies which are considered historic resources. The Municipal Code amendments consisted of modifying the Administrative Design Review criteria such that approval would be required for certain exterior changes to single - family homes in residential zoning districts within the Downtown Specific Plan Area that are determined to be historic resources. The Historic Resource Survey can be found online at: http: / /admi n. cityofpleasantonca .gov /civicax /fi 1 ebank/blo bd l oad. aspx' ?BIobID =26469 • Civic Center Master Plan. The Civic Center Master Plan is currently in draft form, but is expected to be finalized and adopted during the summer of 2016, with the objective of evaluating options for developing a new library and administration building on the Bemal Property (redeveloping the existing civic center site was also identified as an alternative). The Civic Center Master Plan Task Force will be making a recommendation to the City Council regarding potential relocation of the existing 7