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ORDINANCE NO. 2178 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> AMENDING TITLE 3 OF THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A <br /> NEW CHAPTER 3.44 ESTABLISHING A JOHNSON DRIVE ECONOMIC <br /> DEVELOPMENT TRANSPORTATION FEE <br /> WHEREAS, the City has identified the approximately forty acres comprised of the <br /> twelve parcels located at 7106-7315 Johnson Drive and 7035 and 7080 Commerce <br /> Circle in Pleasanton, California as the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (the <br /> "JDEDZ"); and <br /> WHEREAS, the JDEDZ contains a mixture of land uses, with the predominant <br /> land use being light industrial. Over the years, the JDEDZ has suffered from a lack of <br /> investment, underutilized properties and aging infrastructure; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City through a variety of techniques intends to transform the <br /> JDEDZ into a thriving commercial corridor with new land-uses and services to generate <br /> new tax revenues to help support City services and programs, and allow property <br /> owners to enjoy additional uses for their properties; and <br /> WHEREAS, to implement the JDEDZ, the City Council approved: (1) a <br /> Supplemental Environmental Impact Report ("SEIR"); (2) a General Plan Amendment to <br /> change the land use designation of the JDEDZ site from Business Park <br /> (Industrial/Commercial and Office) and General and Limited Industrial to <br /> Retail/Highway/ Service Commercial; Business and Professional Offices; and (3) a <br /> Planned Unit Development Rezoning to rezone the JDEDZ site from Planned Unit <br /> Development-General and Light Industrial (PUD-G&LI) District, Planned Unit <br /> Development Industrial/Commercial-Office (PUD I/C 0) District, and General Industrial <br /> (I-G-40,000) District to PUD-C District; and <br /> WHEREAS, to implement the City's goals for the JDEDZ and as a necessary first <br /> step in encouraging new businesses to locate in the JDEDZ, various public roadway <br /> improvements need to be completed along Johnson Drive, Commerce Drive, and <br /> Stoneridge Drive. The proposed street improvements are described in more detail in the <br /> SEIR for the JDEDZ. ("JDEDZ Street Improvements"). The JDEDZ Street Improvements <br /> include the following: <br /> • Commerce Drive at Johnson Drive Signal (Mitigation 4.D-1a) <br /> • Johnson Drive at Owens Drive (North) Signal (Mitigation 4.D-1b) <br /> • Johnson Drive at Stoneridge Drive Intersection - left turn (Mitigation 4.D- <br /> 1 c) <br /> • Stoneridge Drive and 1-680 On-ramp widening - Caltrans ROW (Mitigation <br /> 4.D-1d) <br /> • Johnson Drive widening (Mitigation 4.D-3); and <br />