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4th Cycle Housing Sites Selection <br /> (Criteria No. 7) <br /> General Plan Policies <br /> Footnote 1. General Plan Community Character Policies <br /> a. Policy 8 of the Land Use Element: "Preserve and enhance the character of existing <br /> residential neighborhoods,"and goes on further to state, "Program 8.2: Use the City's <br /> development review procedures to minimize intrusions into existing neighborhoods." <br /> b. Program 8.2 of the Open Space and Conservation Element: "Retain the scenic attributes <br /> of existing (1-680) and proposed scenic highways (1-580 and State Route 84) including views <br /> of woodlands, hills, ridges, valleys, and grazing lands." <br /> c. Policy 3 of the Community Character Element: "Maintain the scale and character of the <br /> historic Downtown and surrounding residential areas,"and goes on further to state, "Require <br /> the height, mass, setbacks, and architectural style of new buildings to reflect the unique <br /> character and pedestrian scale of the Downtown, as exemplified in the Downtown Design <br /> Guidelines"(which states new buildings shall generally be 1 to 2 stories high ...3 story <br /> buildings may be allowed on a case-by-case basis subject to special design criteria). <br /> d. Policy 17 of the Community Character Element: "Maintain, enhance, and protect the <br /> quality, character, and distinctiveness of residential neighborhoods." <br /> e. Policy 19 of the Community Character Element: "Require that design of new residential <br /> development in hillside areas complement the natural appearance of the open space." <br /> f. Policy 20 of the Community Character Element: "Preserve scenic hillside and ridge <br /> views, and other natural features in the hills." <br /> Footnote 2. General Plan policies related to Development/Sustainability: <br /> a. Policy 1 of the Public Safety Element: "Restrict development in areas prone to seismic <br /> safety hazards,"then goes on further to establish minimum setbacks of 50 or 100 feet from a <br /> fault line or fault trace in Programs 1.2 and 1.3." <br /> b. Program 20.3 of the Public Safety Element: "Prohibit residential uses within the <br /> Livermore Municipal Airport Protection Area." <br /> c. Goal 8 of the Open Space and Conservation Element: "Promote agricultural production <br /> in accordance with sensitive environmental management practices and to preserve <br /> agricultural uses," and goes on further to state, Policy 11: "Reserve all areas designated on <br /> the General Plan Map as Agriculture and Grazing for the protection of this resource." <br /> d. Program 6.7 of the Open Space and Conservation Element: "Continue to restrict private <br /> development in areas designated as Public Health and Safety and Wildlands Overlay to a <br /> single-family home on existing lots of record as of September 16, 1986." <br /> e. Program 8.2 of the Open Space and Conservation Element: "Retain the scenic attributes <br /> of existing (1-680) and proposed scenic highways (1-580 and State Route 84) including views <br /> of woodlands, hills, ridges, valleys, and grazing lands." <br /> EXHIBIT B <br /> 4th Housing Element Cycle(2007-2014) <br /> Site Selection Criteria <br /> Page 3 <br /> meetings, and an email <br /> Additional analysis in topic areas as views and aesthetics will be completed as part of the CEQA review, and will <br /> be brought forward for consideration in future evaluation phases. <br /> Housing Element Update Planning Commission <br /> 7 of 8 <br /> they reflect both the general planning principle that residential uses should be convenient to <br /> schools, parks, and other amenities, and also respond to criteria in the TCAC program that <br /> Housing Element Update Planning Commission <br /> 5 of 8 <br /> discussion regarding massage businesses that arose during the Downtown Specific Plan <br /> (DSP) update, and concerns then about an overabundance of personal services. She <br /> Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 9 July 28, 2021 <br />