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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA ORDINANCE NO. 492 RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (ROD), AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 309 (ZONING ORDINANCE) BY ADDING ARTICLE 6A THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1o Ordinance No. 309 (Zoning Ordinance) adopted April 18, 1960, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding Article 6A, "RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (ROD)", to read as follows: "ARTICLE 6A RESIDENTIAL OVERLAY DISTRICT (ROD) Sec. 6Ao 100 Purposes In addition to the objectives prescribed in Articles 1, 2 and 3, the Residential Overlay District is included in the Zoning Ordinance to achieve the following purposes: ao To establish general controls in addition to those estab- lished in Article 5, 6, 7, and 8 in order to direct the development of large parcels of land in conformance with the residential development policies as set forth in the General Plan adopted by the City Council. b. To encourage variety and a mixture of housing types, densities and lot sizes in large developments. c. To provide an overlay zoning district that by itself carries no force but provides a clear declaration of intent and which when overlying a residential zoning district acts in combination with and modifies the requirements of the underlying basic zoning. Sec. 6A. 101 Initiation An amendment to reclassify property to ROD may be initiated by tr owner, the City Planning Commission, or the City Council. It is the intent of this section, that the Commission shall initiate an ROD designation in predominantly undeveloped areas where the application of the requirements of the article would contribute toward achievement of the objectives prescribed in the adopted General Plan and the purposes prescribed in Sec. 6A.100 Purposes