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PROPOSED SOUTH LIVERMORE VALLEY PLAN January 4, 1991 Page 5 list of conditionally permitted commercial and recreational uses and standards will be developed. D. Development on cultivable lands shall be discouraged. However, it is also recognized that, to fulfill the goals of this study, development primarily on conditionally developable lands may need to extend onto adjacent cultivable lands because of site constraints or ownership patterns. A development project shall not result in development of more than 20 percent of the cultivable lands on the project site unless other lands in the primary study area currently classified as conditionally developable are removed from that designation by improvement and installation of vineyards or comparable agricultural uses and placed under agricultural conservation easements on an acre-for-acre basis. 4. Gateway Areas: The two gateway areas are so designated to provide a graceful transition between existing city-based urban land uses and the South Livermore agricultural area. Lands under 25 percent slope in the above-defined gateway areas may be developed under Planned Development zoning at a density ranging from one to four units per gross acre, based on a subsequent Specific Plan for each of these areas. Residential development shall be clustered and incorporate substantial park, trails, bicycle paths, and other open space features appropriate for a wine region corridor. Special emphasis shall be given to building road and landscape design with the gateway areas to reinforce their status as transition areas. Cultivable lands in the area will be identified; if significant blocks are available, they will be protected and encouraged to be placed in appropriate agricultural production in the specific plan. Lands south of Patterson Pass Road, between the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory and the South Bay Aqueduct, should be investigated for possible redesignation from Vineyard Area to Gateway Area because of comparable characteristics and questionable soil capability for vineyards. JurisdiCtiOn ff the proposed development is within a city's sphere of influence, that city shah have the first opportunity to process the development application. ff the city agrees to process the application and pre-zoning and entitlements are granted, the development shah be annexed by that city, and shall be provided with aH city services. ff the city rejects the development application, the applicants may then apply to Alameda County for development under County jurisdiction. PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURE/VITICULTURE The agricultural preservation program will be carried out using the following devices: 1. WilliamSon ACt Contracts: Prohibit early termination of existing or future Williamson Act contracts. County agriculture preserve guidelines and individual contracts may be modified to specifically accomplish the objectives of preserving and promoting agriculture.