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2) be an expensive and inefficient use of public resources and increasingly scarce infrastructure capacity, 3) occur in potentially unstable, sloping areas, which are relatively remote from emergency services, 4) impair areas of important continuous native habitat, including riparian corridors, thereby harming the wildlife that relies on these areas for its survival as well as reducing the diversity of species; and 5) decrease the viability of, if not eliminate, agricul- tural operations in the Ridgelands. Je The Ridgelands bear a significant relation to the City's planning efforts. Section 2. Policies on Orderly Development It is the policy of the City of Pleasanton to promote rea- sonable, orderly and efficient development patterns, by directing development to areas which are already urbanized, or adjacent to urbanized areas, and away from large open space or agricultural areas. Bo It is the policy of the City of Pleasanton to use all avail- able resources to persuade other agencies to voluntarily conform to the provisions of this initiative with respect to the Ridgelands. Ce It is the policy of the City of Pleasanton to establish mechanisms, including an agricultural zoning ordinance, to encourage and support the continued viability of agriculture in the Ridgelands. De It is the policy of the City of Pleasanton to oppose annexa- tion of the Ridgelands to any other city. Section 3. General Plan Amendments The Pleasanton General Plan is hereby amended as follows: ae The planning area of the Pleasanton General Plan is expanded to include the area defined in section 4 as the "Ridge- lands." Be Ail land in the Ridgelands is designated as "Ridgelands Agriculture and Grazing," which is a new land use designa- tion. Land which is designated "Ridgelands Agriculture and Graz- ing'' shall be subject to the following development limita- tions: 1) Residential uses shall be limited to a maximum of one unit per 160 acres. Such uses shall be in a development 2