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CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 04-072 RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY OF PLEASANTON DOWNTOWN DESIGN GUIDELINES WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, WHEREAS, one of the policies of the Downtown Specific Plan, adopted by the City Council on March 5, 2002, is to create new design guidelines for the commercial and residential portions of Downtown Pleasanton, the area generally bounded by the Paxoyo del Valle and the Union Pacific Railroad Corridor to the north, Third Street to the east, Bernal Avenue to the south, and Pleasanton and Rose Avenues to the west; and the existing guidelines, adopted in the mid-1980's, are now out of date and do not include design recommendations for the residential area; and at its meeting of May 26, 2004, the Planning Commission, after having considered all public testimony, relevant exhibits, and recommendations of the City staff regarding this matter, recommended approval of the Downtown Design Guidelines with the recommendation that the definition of "retail buildings" include mixed-use (first-floor retail and second-floor office) for the transition areas on the west side of First Street. and environmental review was undertaken with the Downtown Specific Plan Environmental Impact Report, certified by the City Council on March 5, 2002, and there have been no new information and no changes to the project, its impact, or the circumstances under which the project is undertaken requiring additional environmental review or mitigation; and at its meeting of September 21, 2004, the City Council received a report from the Director of Planning and Community Development, together with a copy of the staff report to the Planning Commission, regarding this matter; and