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The applicant has also requested approval to serve alcoholic beverages after 10:00 p.m. as part of the conditional use permit. As seen by the proposed hours of operation, this would mostly involve one hour on Friday and Saturday nights. ANALYSIS General Plan and Land Use The subject site is designated by the Land Use Element of the Pleasanton General Plan as Agri- culture and Grazing. Wine grapes are one of the major agricultural products in the Tri-Valley areas. The site is adjacent to the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan area, and the General Plan for this area encourages uses which relate to the outlying wine country and calls for creat- ing an attractive gateway to the Livermore Valley wine country and implementing wine country architectural and landscape design themes throughout the corridor. The Vineyard A venue Spe- cific Plan contains similar land use objectives to encourage development of vineyard and related commercial uses. The proposed development, although not currently a permitted use of the Ruby Hill PUD, would retain the existing accessory buildings for vineyard uses. The proposed event center and winery would provide a facility for weddings and similar functions. These facilities are often located in the wine-growing regions as people enjoy the vineyard setting, and as such would promote the local economy and would attract tourism. The South Livermore Valley Area Plan, adopted by Alameda County in 1993, encourages the promotion of the South Livermore Valley as a premier wine-producing center by encouraging appropriate tourist attractions and supporting uses such as the proposed event center and winery. The proposed event center and winery facility is con- sistent with the South Livermore Valley plan, and by classifying the proposed facility as a con- ditional use, the City would have control over the operational aspects of the use, ensuring that potential issues such as noise, parking, and traffic can be controlled. Tri-Valley Conservancy As stated above, the subject site is covered by an agricultural conservation easement granted to the Tri-Valley Conservancy (TVC), formerly South Livermore Valley Agricultural Land Trust. This proposal was reviewed and supported by TVC representatives. The conservation easement limits the non-vineyard use to a total of3.8-acres of building envelope area. This area includes the existing residence, the existing agricultural/accessory buildings, the proposed event center facility, the driveway, and the parking area surrounding the proposed facility. TVC representa- tives have requested that the applicant amend the conservation easement to clearly describe both building envelopes (existing and the proposed) and to show that the building envelopes would be physically demarcated form the vineyard areas. As conditioned, the applicant would amend SR:06: 287 Page 5