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Other projects along the Vineyard corridor also use well water to irrigate vineyards. As proposed by GHC, the water well currently on Parcel C would continue to provide landscape irrigation water for the City-owned open space Parcels C and D, and other street landscaping within the project, even after the lot line adjustment. This well water would also be used for landscape irrigation and related agricultural uses on the vineyard estate lot Parcel A, if the lot line adjustment is approved. GHC specifically seeks a lot line adjustment to transfer the water well and 2,658 square feet of the City-owned Parcel C to the vineyard estate lot Parcel A because the investment to install and maintain 15.6 acres of vineyards on Parcel A is not sustainable without a dedicated well water source. GHC has advised that using City-supplied domestic potable water to irrigate the vineyards is economically infeasible. GHC was also concerned that just a license to use the well water would not provide the permanent well water source needed for the vineyards, as the rights given under a license agreement may be revoked by the City. Because of the legal right to immediately revoke a license, at the request of GHC (in order for them to meet a State Department of Real Estate deadline), City staff amended the current April 2005 License and Landscaping Maintenance Agreement to give GHC a revocable license to use the well water on Parcel C, pending the City Council's final decision on this lot line adjustment. (Pursuant to the terms of that amendment, if the Council denies the lot line adjustment, the Council may also revoke GHC's license to use the well water.) This amendment also includes provisions which require that: (i) well water not be used for domestic purposes or private landscaping for other parcels in Tract 7240; (ii) if GHC builds a well cover or other accessory structure, it must comply with the requirements of PUD-OO-OI and the Pleasanton Municipal Code; (iii) the City's domestic water must be protected from contamination by the well water; and (iv) if well water usage counts against the City's Independent Quota for groundwater, then GHC will pay any recharge fee and indemnify the City. These provisions would carry forward and remain in place if the lot line adjustment is approved. If the lot line adjustment is approved, the owner of the vineyard estate lot Parcel A will need to take access to the water well by an un-paved access road, as well as install a pump, electrical service, and pipes. As noted above, any well cover or accessory structure must comply with the provisions of PUD-00-01 and the Pleasanton Municipal Code. The transfer of 2,658 square feet from the City-owned open space Parcel C, and the construction of a well cover, and related improvements, does not result in any net loss of open space, as Parcel C is within the Vineyard District of the Specific Plan (not the Open Space District). Within the Vineyard District, "unpaved service roadways" and "permanent irrigation facilities" are included within the Development Standards. (See Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, page 41.) Additionally, because the area proposed to be transferred will be used for agricultural purposes, and not new urban uses, no additional agricultural mitigation fee would be required for the proposed lot line adjustment. (See Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, page 48.) 0 SR 06:246 Page 3 of 4