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Draft 2.0 Land Use Element TABLE 2-5: GENERAL PLAN ACREAGE (will be ~Pdatea} General Plan Category General Plan Acreage Residential Rural Density 1,752 Low Density 3,055 Medium Density 3,434 High Density 922 Mixed Use To be determined. Industrial/Commercial/Office Commercial and Office 784 General and Limited Industrial 558 Business Park 1,052 Sand and Gravel Harvesting 2,548 Community Facilities 642 Public and Institutional 253 Schools Open Space Parks and Recreation 5,429 Agriculture and Grazing 1 1,375 Public Health and Safety 15,693 Vineyard Avenue Corridor Study Area 368 Total Planning Area 47,865 Wildlands Overlay 13,554 and the region (such as the Bay Area). State law recognizes each city's and county's responsibility to accommodate employment-generated housing needs.s From a practical perspective, fulfillment of this responsibility is a regional concern which must allow for locational differences and varying needs among communities within larger commute areas. Pleasanton's location at the intersection of two freeways has played an important role in establishing the city as a major employment center within the Tri-Valley. Other communities, like Danville or Alamo, enjoy a setting more conducive to development as primarily residential communities. Planning for a balance of jobs and housing within the Tri-Valley commute area, and not necessarily within each jurisdiction, allows each community to best use its own resources and develop its own identity, while ensuring an adequate supply of housing within a reasonable commuting distance of Tri-Valley jobs. Pleasanton has adopted this area-wide approach to the jobs/housing issue and has taken significant steps to contribute its share of Tri-Valley housing while retaining its role as an employment center. s State of California, Government Code, Section 65913.1, and Section 65583, et. seq. LU element 082107 clean 2-18