PC-2010-12, ALAMEDA COUNTY SPECIFIC PLAN AUTHORITY

F. Public Street Landscapine The proposed Staples Ranch public street landscaping along Stoneridge Drive would continue the existing planting palette along Stoneridge Drive to the west, creating a strong visual element that would help tie together the various Staples Ranch land uses, strengthen the sense of entering a "gateway" to Pleasanton, while enhancing the pedestrian experience. A double row of London Plane trees would line the planned sidewalks, with one row located within, the six foot planting strip separating the sidewalk from the adjacent street and another, off set, row on the adjacent development and park sites. Evergreen pear trees would be planted in the street medians, providing spring blossoms and fall color. Tree plantings in both the parkways and medians would be enhanced with clusters of decorative shrubs. Landscaping along El Charro Road would also be coordinated, with a theme of large canopy street trees provided on both sides of the sidewalks adjacent to the Auto Mall and Retail/Commercial sites and within the landscaped median. Tree selection would be coordinated with the City of Livermore, so that a unifying effect could be created, further strengthening the "gateway" effect. Figures IV -1, IV -2, IV -4, and IV -6 conceptually illustrate proposed public street landscaping along El Charro Road and Stoneridge Drive As noted in the Land Use section, both the Auto Mall and Continuing Care Community sites would be encouraged to landscape undeveloped portions of the adjacent I-580 frontage within the Caltrans right of way with appropriate decorative shrubs and other low growing plantings, to the extent permitted by Caltrans. These plantings should be coordinated through the PUD process to help visually tie together the two sites, as viewed from the freeway. Similarly, landscaping adjacent to the freeway, within the two development sites, should be coordinated to the extent possible, taking into account the requirements of the existing utility easements along this frontage. G. Circulation Policies for Staples Ranch C.1: Work. with Livermore, Vulcan Materials, and Alameda County to ensure that El Charro Road improvements are designed and constructed in accordance with the 2007 Pre -Development and Cooperation Agreement. C.2: Construct Staples Ranch circulation improvements as shown on the Staples Ranch Circulation Map, including a four lane divided extension, with turn lanes, of Stoneridge Drive to serve the Auto Mall, Retail/Commercial, Continuing Care, Neighborhood andDeleted: Febrrta01 Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment/Stoples Ranch Final Jft.NI10 44 . 200 -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- '