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4th Cycle Housing Sites Selection (Criteria No. 7) General Plan Policies Footnote 1. General Plan Community Character Policies a. Policy 8 of the Land Use Element: "Preserve and enhance the character of existing residential neighborhoods," and goes on further to state, "Program 8.2: Use the City's development review procedures to minimize intrusions into existing neighborhoods." b. Program 8.2 of the Open Space and Conservation Element: "Retain the scenic attributes of existing (1-680) and proposed scenic highways (1-580 and State Route 84) including views of woodlands, hills, ridges, valleys, and grazing lands." c. Policy 3 of the Community Character Element: "Maintain the scale and character of the historic Downtown and surrounding residential areas, "and goes on further to state, "Require the height, mass, setbacks, and architectural style of new buildings to reflect the unique character and pedestrian scale of the Downtown, as exemplified in the Downtown Design Guidelines" (which states new buildings shall generally be 1 to 2 stories high ...3 story buildings may be allowed on a case-by-case basis subject to special design criteria). d. Policy 17 of the Community Character Element: "Maintain, enhance, and protect the quality, character, and distinctiveness of residential neighborhoods." e. Policy 19 of the Community Character Element: "Require that design of new residential development in hillside areas complement the natural appearance of the open space." f. Policy 20 of the Community Character Element: "Preserve scenic hillside and ridge views, and other natural features in the hills." Footnote 2. General Plan policies related to Development/Sustainability: a. Policy 1 of the Public Safety Element: "Restrict development in areas prone to seismic safety hazards, " then goes on further to establish minimum setbacks of 50 or 100 feet from a fault line or fault trace in Programs 1.2 and 1.3." b. Program 20.3 of the Public Safety Element: "Prohibit residential uses within the Livermore Municipal Airport Protection Area." c. Goal 8 of the Open Space and Conservation Element: "Promote agricultural production in accordance with sensitive environmental management practices and to preserve agricultural uses," and goes on further to state, Policy 11: "Reserve all areas designated on the General Plan Map as Agriculture and Grazing for the protection of this resource." d. Program 6.7 of the Open Space and Conservation Element: "Continue to restrict private development in areas designated as Public Health and Safety and Wildlands Overlay to a single-family home on existing lots of record as of September 16, 1986." e. Program 8.2 of the Open Space and Conservation Element: "Retain the scenic attributes of existing (1-680) and proposed scenic highways (1-580 and State Route 84) including views of woodlands, hills, ridges, valleys, and grazing lands." EXHIBIT B 4th Housing Element Cycle (2007-2014) Site Selection Criteria Page 3