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made before consideration of Vineyard Avenue realignment would be "ripe" ; only when the future land use context has been determined can a full CEQA analysis be completed and mitigation measures appropriate to the circumstanCCS be defmed. 6. Comment The commenter states that the Response to Comments document, in responding to an earlier comment letter (Communication L) from the commenter, did not address the commenter's concern, which is "basically. that a reduction in the City Council's discretion (at any point during the life of the General Plan) to approve new housing will cause environmental impacts in surrounding jurisdictions because units which would otherwise be supplied in Pleasanton will likely be demanded in those surrounding jurisdictions. · Response: Under State law, local general purpose governments are required to prepare and adopt General Plans to guide long-range development. The Land Use Element .provides policies and a land use map indicating the planned location. amount, and intensity of residential, commercial, and industrial lands, as well as [providing] guidance for public and open space lands." (Draft General Plan, p. ll-l) The Land Use Element of the General Plan represents the single most important determinant of decisions about the amount, type, and location of future growth. The comment's focus on the Draft General Plan's proposed changes in the growth cap overlooks the primacy of the Land Use FJement in determining future development. The growth cap simply meters the growth that is available within the underlying land use plan. Pleasanton's impacts on the environment through its own General Plan are Pleasanton' s responsibility . These impacts are best measured directly, as described in Response 4. Other jurisdictions are responsible for the environmental consequences of their own actions. If new housing is proposed in neighboring jurisdictions, whatever market segment is envisioned by the sponsor, the affected jurisdiction may decline to approve it if it is not consistent with the local General Plan. If it is consistent with the local General Plan, it may still be declined for' a variety of reasons, including potential adverse CEQA impacts. Pleasanton's actions do not determine the actions to be taken by other jurisdictions either to permit or not to permit development. - 6