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PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. PC-92-34 RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO THE PLEASANTON RIDGELANDS GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT WHEREAS, the Pleasanton Ridgelands General Plan Amendment provides a conceptual plan to retain open space and acquire parkland in the Pleasanton Ridgelands, with a funding mechanism based on a density transfer system which creates a separate community consisting of up to 2,640 residential units, 7,000 residents, 1,600 school- aged children, supporting retail and commercial services, public facilities, public and private amenities, and a primary access road originating from Pleasanton; and WHEREAS, the General Plan Amendment was not subject to the normal planning process with the opportunity for modification and change by the Planning commission and City Council; and WHEREAS, the combined effects of this development would adversely impact Pleasanton and its neighboring communities by: increased traffic, the construction of a new road from Foothill Road to the top of the ridge, potential development on the ridge face, increased demands for water and sewage treatment, damage to the natural environment and subsequent loss of wildlife habitat and watershed land, and the loss of potential Regional Parkland; and WHEREAS, there are other viable alternatives for acquisition of ridgeland parks and preservation of open space without the development of 2,640 housing units and support services; and WHEREAS, the density transfer program mandated by the General Plan Amendment removes the city's normal ability to reduce density in order to mitigate negative impacts; and WHEREAS, even though the plan states that development must be fiscally self sufficient, it is questionable if or how this goal can be achieved without an unrealistic burden on future residents; and