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ATTACHMENT 4 FULL TEXT OF MEASURE PP Save Pleasanton's Hills &Housing Cap Purpose The purpose of this Initiative is to protect our city from uncontrolled growth and the impact it has on ridgelines and hillsides,traffic,schools,water supply,and our overall quality of life. I. Pleasanton General Plan Amendments Policy 12 Program I2.3 on Page 11-17 of the City of Pleasanton August 6. 1996 General Plan is added as shown: Policy 12.3:Ridgelines and hillsides shall be protected. Housing units and structures shall not be placed on slopes of 25 percent or greater, or within 100 vertical feet of a ridgeline. No grading to construct residential or commercial structures shall occur on hillside slopes 25% or greater, or within 100 vertical feet of a ridge- line. Exempt from this policy are housing develop- ments of 10 or fewer housing units on a single property that was,as of January 1,2007, "legal parcel"pursuant to the California Subdivision Map law. Splitting,divid- ing,or sub-dividing a"legal parcel"of January 1,2007 to approve more than 10 housing units is not allowed. Policy L5 on Page 11-19 of the City of Pleasanton August 6, 1996 General Plan is added as shown: Policy 15.3: A housing unit is defined to include any residence that includes a kitchen(sink,cooking device, and refrigerator) and a bathroom (toilet, tub or show- er).The City Council shall uphold the housing cap and shall not grant waivers that exclude housing units con- sistent with this definition. II. If any portions of this initiative are declared invalid by a court,the remaining portions are to be consid- ered valid. III.The provisions of this initiative may be amended or repealed only by the voters of the City of Pleasan- ton at a City general election and overrides any existing General Plan. PLPP-4