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480-UNIT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVE This alternative would provide for 480 single-family homes, an elementary school, a community park, vineyards, and open space. Housing would be integrated with vineyards in the eastern portion of the Plan Area. Vineyard Avenue would be realigned along the Arroyo del Valle as a two-lane arterial, with turn lanes as needed, and a wide band of landscaping. The existing Vineyard Avenue would be reused as a bike-way, pedestrian path, and limited neighborhood vehicular travel route(s). The land use breakdown for this altemative consists of the following: Approximately 72 acres designated for Medium Density Residential homes. The eastem portion of the Medium Density Residential area would be integrated with vineyards; approximately 84 acres designated for Low Density Residential housing south of Vineyard Avenue mostly in the western portion of the Plan Area; approximately 15 acres designated for Rural Density Residential use in the southeastem comer of the Plan Area; approximately 45 acres designated as vineyards in the northeastern portion of the Plan Area; approximately 127 acres designated for Open Space use in the central portion of the Plan Area, and on the north side of Vineyard Avenue to provide for bicycle, pedestrian, and equestrian trails; a 20-acre community park in the western portion of the Plan Area, on the former landfill site (Lot 14); a 12-acre elementary school on the north side of Vineyard Avenue; and nine acres of existing streets. This alternative would have substantially greater impacts than the proposed Plan in most respects (except for the elimination of mining on Lot 21). Therefore, this alternative would be environmentally less desirable than the proposed Plan. ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS ALTERNATIVE The concept of an alternative location was considered, but has been rejected because it would fail to meet the most basic of project objectives, which is implementation of the General Plan. The General Plan has specific guidance for the project area. The proposed project is, consequently, specific to the project area. An alternative location would not attain the basic project objectives, and has been rejected by the City from further consideration. FINDINGS OF FACT The Pleasanton City Council has reviewed the Final EIR for the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan and has considered the public record for the project. In addition to this Statement of Findings, the public record for the proposed project is composed of the following elements: · Draft Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, November 1998. · Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, November 1998. · Public Hearings on the Draft Environmental Impact Report for the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, January 20, 1999, March 23, 1999, and April 28, 1999. · Final Environmental Impact Report for the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, March 1999. Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan Draft EIR -4.- Findings