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For the purpose of describing the site, the Planning Area has been divided into three subareas defined by land use, topography , and environmental characteristics as shown in Figure III -3 . The following is a description of each subarea: Subarea 1 contains Lots 1-17 and is located in the western portion of the Plan Area. It consists of flat land and rolling hills mostly south of Vineyard Avenue. This area is sparsely vegetated except for a stand of eucalyptus trees on Lots 8 and 9 , and other scattered trees . Subarea 1 contains 78 acres (20 percent of the Plan Area) and consists of semi-rural residential lots ranging in size from 0.9 to 20 acres . Many of the lots are five acres or less in size and contain a home. Lots 3 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12, 13, and 17 are vacant. Lot 16 has a home that is under construction and is counted as a future home throughout this Plan. An existing private street (Clara Lane) provides access to several lots near the southern boundary of Subarea 1. The existing Hatsushi Nursery is located on Lot 1 and the front portion of Lot 2. Lot 14 contains the old Pleasanton landfill site. The landfill was closed in 1976 , and the lot is currently vacant except for methane gas control facilities, caretaker's residence, and kennel. Subarea 2 includes Lots 18-21 , 32, and 33 and is located north of Vineyard Avenue. Lots 18 , 19, and 21 are 30± acres in size. Lots 32 and 33 are small portions of larger lots within the unincorporated jurisdiction of Alameda County , and will require annexation to the City of Pleasanton in conjunction with development. Subarea 2 forms a plateau above the Arroyo del Valle and slopes gently toward the Arroyo. It consists primarily of grasslands, with a dominant stand of trees near the western end . It also contains two abandoned orchards. Three drainage courses traverse this area from south to north. Subarea 2 contains 108 acres or 28 percent of the Plan Area. Lots 18 and 19 each contain a home and minor agricultural buildings. Lots 18 , 19 , and 21 are generally in limited agricultural use. Lot 21 is owned by RMC Lonestar which was granted a permit for gravel extraction and reclamation by Alameda County years prior to annexation of the parcel to the City of Pleasanton in 1992. Subarea 3 includes Lots 22-31 and is located south of Vineyard A venue. This subarea contains steeply sloping terrain which rises upward from Vineyard A venue to the southern Plan Area boundary. Flatter areas are located along the hilltops and in the eastern portion of this subarea . Subarea 3 is traversed by three intermittent drainage courses, which are partially wooded. Vegetation generally consists of oak woodland in the valleys and grassland on the ridges and hilltops . The southern boundary forms a prominent ridge which acts as the visual backdrop for the Plan Area when viewed from the north. 12