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<br />,.orlcing efl.irOfu,.eflt Bf their empIB)ee,. Othet building, ..ithin the communi!) .al') III ..!)Ie allll
<br />e:haractt:r but fiBt abruptly .linet: IBO:,H of the gro(\th ha:i eeeufrt:u \\ithin a recent cOlnprt::ijnl tilHe
<br />frame
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<br />"n.t: HIder re.lidential .ueaJ of Pka:ianton ",ere uC:iigned aecouling to the "traditional neighborhood"
<br />plwniflg eone"!'t. 'n,i, concept ;nclude, man} of the planning pr;flcipk, that ..ere popul,,, during the
<br />cui} 1900',J. St.ft':d pllttcuu an: khH:tlupon :l "grid ~l)JtUH" ,~IH:rcb} tnHic i:i di:ihur.Kd t1uollghollt
<br />tl.e eommunity i,,"tead of being funnelk'" into hrtai,.1 alld eBllcetBr .<trec". Neigl.borhood.. are opcn
<br />"Il'" acce'Jible tB olle another inatead of being ekl.led by 'I,'} of e..1 de JaeJ and lin.itetl tl.w..)';I. JHeet.!.
<br />Front) aro:i :H::1'\ c a:i arc.t..:i for tH:ighbo[;~ tv g;\tl.n. rather than for parh.ing t:.<.fJ. Porchc) .lre UJul in
<br />the front Bf homeJ a.' outdoor family gftthering are,I.I, illJtead Bf aJ ga\age entrie,. Street, ate generall}
<br />ll.lrrO",er, traffic: ,JIo.ver, and large canol') :oJtrcet tI.t:LJ ale ufl[Jluui),t:d.
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<br />[moved bclowLbtttdscapc Character
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<br />I'Ie.,aflton generall} h., a .el') green, ..ellland,capedappearanee "ith e.<len,i,e infotnul planting, Bn
<br />pri.ale 18," cBntra,ted ..ith more f<Hnul f",blie .IHeet Ian,beaping. I\l..n} of d.e Ci!)'.. .meet.! ha.e
<br />de.e1opcd, or are in the proee,a of de.e1Bping, a ..ignificlI1t canol'} of ttee, ..hieh i, reminbcent of
<br />neighborh"o,!. in "Ider, n,ature cBn.mullil;e,. .\Iong the arroyo.. afld at the edge.. Bf the Cit}, tl.e
<br />pl.lIlted land,eaping generall} blend, ..ell "ith the natural ,egetat;on. I'leaJant''''', ne" bu,;ne.., p"rk..
<br />etmtri!,ute 3ignificantll to the Cill'J I..nd..eape e1..llaetcr through the ..peeial attent;on the} 1.... e gi. en
<br />Ie the appearance of ,ttcet.' and interJeetion.. .."ithin their boundllrieJ. ll.1eienda BIIJinea, Pari! ha..
<br />elc"led ..twng identif}ing feature, "itl. iu arch ..t-weture.', land,eaping .il inte,"eetiom, and ..pee;al
<br />3Un:t jign.lgi=:o Otlu:r featl:1Ie3. 3ueh .13 the enul fountain ..utl 3e::ulptuIt: ..t the Benu) Corporate P.u){,
<br />4.dJ ~i3u..l iurclt:.It and an o~crahen:J<-'-of-(.lualit;t()---the-Gity;-as---wd~tinetivefl~the--:tpeeta-l
<br />Cit} ,ub.lle., in .. hieh thC} oeeu!.
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<br />Isplit and moved] Publie ana Pri','ate Signage
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<br />The .i,ualand informational <Iualit} "f ';gllage in Ple.,antofl ."Iie.. "idel}. I'..blie ,ignage ia generally
<br />bael!glOund in eharacter. Signage direeting .iailor.l to the Do"nto"n 1"e1l.! di..tincti.e de,ign and i..
<br />,,,,me.. hat inefieeti. e beea..,e of the ,mallne.... of Ihe lettering in the eunte.<t of . ehieular t."f-lic ..peed...
<br />--Pfl...a1e ,igflage ""rie" f'''1n uHemel} "ell de,igned and dfeeti. e to ,i.mall} ..eak ,111'" indieeti. e in
<br />achie, ing it, pUlf'd,e of identification and information u"n..fer.
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<br />Other Activity Centers
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<br />'l1,e Downtown, StBneri"'/',e Shopping Center, Alameda County raiq,>rounds, ~sehools, churches,
<br />and other centers, including institutional facilities like the ValleyCare and Kaiser l\ledieal Centers, all
<br />influence the character of Pleasanton and serve as reference points for orientation within the
<br />community. Significant events and festivals involving large numbers of residents and visitors occur in
<br />some of these areas, and these activities, perhaps morc than any physical features, express the special
<br />character and spirit of Pleasanton. These include the Alameda County Fair and Parade, the Fanners'
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