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__ Urbanization Line - The availability of capacity at the sewerage facilities serving the city has a significant impact upon the amount of development which can be accommodated through 1996. Roughly, 4,000 to 5,000 new dwelling units can be accommodated, along with some commercial development. The ultimate development of the general plan calls for an additional 10,000 - 14,000 dwelling units, from 2.5 to 3.5 times the amount of development which could be connected to the planned sewerage facilities in the 20 year period until 1996. It is obvious from these basic facts that large areas of planned developable land will remain undeveloped until some time beyond .1996. Efficiency in municipal service extensions requires that future ur- banization occur as a logical extension of existing development, filling in the gaps left by prior "leapfrog" development when possible. At the same time, property owners within the planning area require an accurate idea of the developmental potential of their land in order to plan for the optimum use of their property both in the short term and in the long term periods. The general .plan shows an "Urbani- zation Line" which includes those areas which will be eligible for development within the 20 year period. The Urbanization Line accom- plishes two purposes: (1) it clearly apprises landowners of the 20 year period developable status of their property, and (2) it limits development in the 20 year period to areas already urbanized or adjacent to urbanized areas which are logical extensions of the city's growth. Several sectors of the planning area are "urbanized" in density of de- velopment but do not receive full municipal services. The Happy Valley area, for instance, relies on well water and septic tanY, systems. The sewerage facility expansion contemplated the connection of existing development in such areas to the consolidated sewage treatment facility at the DSRSD plant,. -These areas are included'w.ithin.the Urbanization L•ine.. The other areas shown within the Urbanization Line are those within the city which, at one time or another,.have had development proposals before the city for these areas or are areas filling out a logical boundary. Over 7,500 potential dwelling units are included within the Urbanization Line. The excess of potential units over the 4,000-5,000 which would be accommodated gives a suf- ficient cushion to prevent an artificial "monopoly" situation from developing. It also, however, makes it clear that not even all the land within the Urbanization Line cvill develop within 20 years. Policy 12: To provide full municipal services only to those areas within the Urbanization Line through 1996. Policy 13: To disseminate the General Plan Urbanization Line concept as widely as possible so that affected landowners are aware of the developable capability of their lands within the next twenty years. Annexation - Pleasanton is surrounded by unincorporated county land which is planned for eventual development. There are also "pockets" of unincorporated land surrounded by the city, in some cases actual -9-