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3. Standards and criteria by which development will proceed , and standards for the conservation, development , and utilization of natural resources ; and 4. A program of implementation measures including regulations , programs , public works projects , and financing measures necessary to carry out the Plan. C. SPECIFIC PLAN HISTORY In 1992 , upon request by a group of Vineyard Corridor property owners and recommendation by the Planning Commission, the City Council directed the Planning Department to prepare a specific plan for the Vineyard A venue Corridor area. A cooperative planning effort was then initiated whereby City staff worked with City consultants and consultants representing the property owners through a series of neighborhood meetings to evolve an administrative draft plan . Then in May , 1993 , the Council referred the planning work which had been completed to that point to the General Plan Steering Committee for consideration during the comprehensive General Plan Update which was just then getting underway. During the time that followed , a variety of land use and circulation alternatives were analyzed . Then , in August , 1996 , the Council adopted the General Plan Update . The Land Use Element of the updated General Plan includes guidance for the planning of the Vineyard Corridor area which reads as follows: "Due to the complexity of planning issues raised by the Vineyard Corridor , a specific plan should be prepared to coordinate land uses , densities, aesthetics , circulation, and infrastructure requirements. Future land use designations should consist of Agriculture and Grazing ; Rural , Low , and Medium Density Residential ; Parks and Recreation; and Commercial. Other possible uses should also be considered which relate to the outlying wine country , including 'country' restaurants , bed-and-breakfast inns , wineries, wine-tasting rooms , tourist information, art galleries , museums, bicycle rentals , etc. The specific plan should include a target of 150 housing units. An attractive gateway to the Livermore Valley wine country should be accomplished by developing Vineyard A venue into a scenic road entry, preserving substantial open space , planting vineyards, and implementing a wine country architectural and landscape design theme throughout the Corridor. " In March , 1997 , the Council directed staff to re-initiate work on the Specific Plan. The first step in this process was the preparation of a site economic and development feasibility analysis based upon the above General Plan guidance . City consultants subsequently completed this study which included several alternative land use /infrastructure concept plans . In January , 1998, the Council adopted a preferred concept plan which was used as the basis for developing this Specific Plan. The concept plan consisted of 189 new homes, vineyards , open space , 20-acre community park , 12-acre elementary school , a realignment of Vineyard Avenue along the Arroyo del Valle , and public infrastructure systems. 2