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Commissioner Olson inquired if there is anything on that land or if it is just raw land. Ms. Stern replied that there is nothing on it right now. Commissioner Pearce stated that Pleasanton does not have to do anything; it does not even have to accept this. She noted that just because it is allowed does not mean Pleasanton has to put it there. She added that just because there is this map does not mean Pleasanton is required to put housing there. Commissioner Narum stated that accepting this would be an improvement or an up -zone. Commissioner Pearce noted that she does not know what accepting it exactly means but it does not mean putting housing there. Commissioner O'Connor stated that he has two concerns with that: First, if it is allowed even if it is not yet zoned, and here is a landowner who wants to make his land more valuable and wants to put housing rather than an office building, so he comes in asking for housing, and there is pressure to put housing. And the second is ABAG, and there is the potential to put housing on some acreage if ABAG decides to allocate more units. He indicated that he is not supportive of anything that gives the City the flexibility to add even more residential to the City. He added that the City is already over where the people in this town want to be. Chair Blank stated that he wondered how much of this was taken from State recommendations because there are a lot of airports that have open land around them where, for example, someone might have a house at the end of the runway because they want to have a house at the end of the runway, and that would be a permissible item. He noted that that might not be contemplated in Pleasanton's particular situation, but some of this may be general language. Ms. Stern replied that Ms. Giffin, who has done a lot of research on this, agrees that these zones are taken from the California Handbook and are not necessarily specific to this area. Chair Blank inquired if there would be any value in the Commission reviewing the California Handbook. Ms. Stern stated that one thing she wants to say is that this is the ALUC's Plan and the ALUC has adopted it and is not going to change it. She indicated that the County, through the ALUC, has adopted this plan, and what Pleasanton can do is agree or not agree with it, but those land uses will remain on this Plan. In response to the question, she stated that the Commission can look at the Handbook but it will not change anything in the Plan. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, January 9, 2013 Page 15 of 20