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proposal was too dense, even though the density was less than the surrounding neigl-iborhoods. Mr. Jorgensen noted that the church property on Stoneridge Drive is planned for a parochial school. He noted that the Remen tract was almost completely developed with private homes, and. the homeowners have always strongly resisted annexing their unincorporated island into the City_ He did not believe there would be any change in that area. He noted that the development of the Lund Ranch in the Kottinger Hills had been historically controversial due to environmental, view shed, and traffic concerns. The Council approved the development of 85 homes and a public golf course in 1993, but the voters overturned the approval. Mr. Jorgensen noted that the Arch stone Apartments had only 135 low-income units, and there were no very-low income units_ In addition, they did not accept Section 8 vouchers. He noted that traditionally, affordable households have been possible in Pleasanton at approximately 20 units per acre on City-owned land. He added that was no longer possible, and noted that the density rises to 30 units per acre for privately-owned development. Depending on the developers and the City's financial contributions, anywhere from zero to 1 O% of the units are available for very-low income houses, and 1 5 to 50% have been available for low-income families_ He noted that as far as overall feasibility goes, the City would need to upzone a nuTriber of the properties, and establish minimum densities for their development. --- Mr_ Jorgensen noted that with regard to 2006, the business parks need workers; for instance, Hacienda Business Park needs approximately 25,000 workers_ He noted that there was very little workforce housing, and that he would not consider selecting Pleasanton for a potential business locale because of the high cost of living. James Paxson, 4473 Willow Road, Suite 105, noted that he served on the Housing Element Task Force_ He noted that he would be able to answer questions about Hacienda Business Park and redevelopment He noted that several opportunities were identified for redevelopment, especially for underdeveloped sites that had buildings with a relatively low FAR. He suggested colocating housing on the same site as an opportunity_ He noted that another opportunity was to create incentives to tear down a building and build housing. He noted that if land had been zoned in the business park today, there would be applications- for housing a year ago; he emphasized that there was a definite demand and interest. In response to an inquiry by Chairperson Ar]properties like the Shaklee property already had developments approved on them. He noted that there was approximately 45 to 47 acres of vacant land, owned roughly equally by Shaklee, PeopleSoft, and Roche Molecular Systems. He noted that Shaklee was not interested in being a landowner, but made a commitment to stay in Pleasanton. They planned to sell the building and lease their property. A discussion of the development opportunities at Hacienda Business Park ensued_ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 22, 2003 Page 23