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GOALS, POLICIES, AND PROGRAMS Goal 1: Preserve and enhance Pleasanton's community character. Downtown Pleasanton Goal 2: Preserve and enhance Downtown Pleasanton as a major focus of the community. Policy 1: Encourage the retention, reuse, and enhancement of older buildings of historical importance and architectural heritage. Implement programs from the Conservation and Open Space Element related to historic preservation. Policy 2: Improve the visual appearance of the Downtown. Program 2.1: Improve the major gateways into the Downtown to create a sense of arrival and to enhance the aesthetics along these roadways, as described in the Downtown Specific Plan. Program 2.2: Implement the design and beautification goals, policies, and objectives of the Downtown Specific Plan. Program 2.3: Concentrate immediate Building Code enforcement efforts on the old residential areas of the Downtown. Program 2.4: Use the Downtown Design Guidelines to evaluate the design of new development proposals. Policy 3: Maintain the scale and character of the historic Downtown and surrounding residential areas. Program 3.1: Require the height, mass, setbacks, and architectural style of new buildings to reflect the unique character and pedestrian scale of the Downtown, as exemplified in the Downtown Design Guidelines. Policy 4: Enhance the Downtown as a focus of community activity. Program 4.1: Provide opportunities for people to gather as a community and enjoy the unique environment of the Downtown while limiting the impacts of street closures on local commerce. Arroyos and Canals Goal 3: Enhance the appearance and usability of the arroyos and canals. Community Character 011607 clean 10-15 1/3/2007