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Staff is seeking a determination from the City Council regarding this issue, and specifically whether or not to amend the Draft Land Use Element Policy 8 bullet 4, as recommended by the Planning Commission. Land Use Map The Draft Land Use Map shows the distribution of the land use designations described in the Draft Element. A major technical change from the 1996 map is that the map included as Attachment 3 is produced by the City's Geographic Information System Department and is based on parcel lines. The Draft Map incorporates a number of General Plan Amendments approved during the period from 1996 through 2006, as well as changes being proposed as part of this General Plan update. The map has been modified to reflect existing land use where Specific Plans have been adopted and are being developed (and the map will be modified to show the Vineyard Corridor Specific Plan land use). However, the Staples Ranch area, which is undeveloped and subject to an approved Specific Plan, is shown as in the 1996 General Plan, since the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan is still the applicable planning document for that site. At a Joint Workshop in September 2005, staff presented a list of approximately 50 sites with a potential for a change in land use designation. These sites were brought forward because of an owner's request, because they were vacant or undergoing a transition in land use, or because they had been previously discussed as sites for higher density housing. These sites were discussed by the Planning Commission and City Council at the following six Joint Workshops during fall 2005 and spring 2006. The land use changes being proposed as part of the General Plan Update are described in the following paragraphs. The recommended land use designation for these areas is shown on the Draft Land Use Map (Attachment 3). The location of these areas is shown on Attachment 4. 1. BART Station at Stoneridge Mall Road: Changing from Retail/Highway/Service Commercial, etc. to Mixed Use. The designation of the proposed Pleasanton BART Apartments site on Stoneridge Mall Road as Mixed Use is consistent with the development proposal. 2. Hacienda: Changing from Business Park to Mixed use (except for those areas designated HDR-High Density Residential on the General Plan which will remain so). The designation of Hacienda as Mixed Use provides an opportunity for the accommodation of units over and above the 333 units "allocated" to this area in the Preferred Land Use Plan. These additional units would add to the viability of a transit oriented development with affordable housing in this area. 3. East Bay Regional Park District Land adjacent to Foothill Road (Garms Ranch): Changing from Public and Institutional to Parks and Recreation. The proposed redesignation of the East Bay Regional Park District site on Foothill Road is consistent with the District's plan for park use here. Page 6 of 10