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• Adding a Special Interest Areas section. Also adding Policies 3 and 4 along with related programs to develop specific plans for undeveloped or underutilized areas of Pleasanton with the potential to change, and to implement specific plans along with relevant rezoning. • Adding a Residential section, clarifying Policy 5 (former Policy 1) as well as its Program 5.1, and also deleting Program 1.3 which would have required the drafting of an ordinance to grant a development density bonus for public amenities. The substance of Program 1.3 which is related to project amenities required to develop above the mid-point of a density range is now more fully described in new Policy 8, second bullet, and no ordinance is required. • Expanding Policy 6 (former Policy 2) to develop new housing near transportation hubs or local-serving commercial. Also revising Program 6.1 to also encourage affordable housing. • Adding new Policies 7 and 8 along with related programs to provide flexibility in residential development standards and for guidance determining residential density in Planned Unit Developments. These policies and programs were formerly part of the background section (see p.2-22), but are now more clearly identified as development policies. The Planning Commission recommended that the fourth bullet under Policy 8 be amended to exclude land with 25 percent or greater slope from the calculation of residential density. The draft text has not been amended to show this change because this is contrary to previous City Council direction. If the City Council wishes to restate its direction on this subject it should do so. • In the Industrial, Commercial, and Office section: deleting former Programs 3.1, 3.2, and 3.5, while adding new Programs 9.1 - 9.3 and 9.5, and revising Program 9.4 (former Program 3.4) to implement the Downtown Specific Plan and rezonings, as well as preparing a new Civic Center Master Plan and encouraging mixed-use and residential development in the Downtown. Program 9.5 calls for drafting of aright-to-business ordinance that would function similarly to a "right-to-farm" ordinance in that it would provide notice to residents in and around the Downtown that Downtown activities and businesses may occasionally create some traffic, parking, noise, odor, or other inconveniences that may be expected as part of Downtown living. • Under Policy 11 (former Policy 5), deleting former Program 5.2 while adding Program 11.2 to ensure a project's economic viability. • Under Policy 12 (former Policy 6), deleting former Program 6.1, revising Program 12.3, and adding Program 12.5 to promote business that mitigates negative impacts. • Changing the Bay Area Rapid Transit section to Mixed-Use and adding Policy 13 to encourage mixed-use development, while revising Policy 14 (former Policy 7) and its programs that encourage mixed-use development around the existing and future Pleasanton BART stations. • Deleting the Community Facilities section including former Policies 8 and 9 as well as their programs as these have been moved to the Public Facilities and Community Programs Element. • Under Open Space, revising Policy 15 (former Policy 10) and its program to preserve open space, including open space lands under the new Water Page 9 of 10