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Draft 2.0 Land Use Element The General Plan provides for the varied housing needs of people who live and work in the community by designating a wide range of residential densities and adopting policies aimed at all economic segments of the community. The designation of high-density residential and mixed-use land within and adjacent to business parks is a notable example of the City's efforts. Pleasanton also provides jobs for people who choose to live within other communities. The designation of land for business parks in locations convenient to freeways, arterials, and transit corridors in North Pleasanton is a good example. The City also provides a wide range of housing opportunities for people who choose to commute out of Pleasanton to work. The wide range of housing types and prices provided by the City's distribution of Rural-, Low-, Medium-, and High-Density housing is a notable example. The City's policies to maintain its proportion of high-density housing and percentage of rental units and to encourage affordable housing through its Inclurionary Zoning Ordinance and Growth Management Program are examples of the City's efforts to help meet the affordable housing needs of workers in Pleasanton, the Tri-Valley, and farther away locations. Pleasanton's strategy to provide housing and employment opportunities to meet the full range of commute behavior is the key to ensuring a functional distribution of jobs and housing in the Tri-Valley area. Pleasanton has played an active part in subregional committees such as the Triangle Study (looking at impacts of congestion and road improvements on I-680, I-580 and State Route 84), and Association of Bay Area Government (ABAG) fonuns addressing land use and transportation issues. The goals, policies, and programs contained throughout the General Plan address the City's role in cooperating with other jurisdictions to provide for a functional distribution of jobs and housing within the Tri-Valley while allowing the city to develop into the type of community desired by its citizens. Annexation The City of Pleasanton encompasses approximately 24 square miles. Unincorporated pockets within or adjacent to the City include: the Remen Tract, consisting of 22 acres around Vine Street, Linden Way and Virginia Way, mostly semi-rural residential development; Castlewood Country Club, a 224- acre, hillside residential subdivision largely developed in the 1950s through 1980s and including the private Castlewood Country Club golf course, pool, and tennis facilities; the 46-acre Merritt property located on the east side of Foothill Road, south of Foothill High School, which had been the subject of a previously approved residential project that was denied by referendum; land on the west side of Foothill Road in the vicinity of Santos Ranch Road; and the 124-acre undeveloped Staples Ranch Areas west of El Charro Road at I-580, and parts of Happy Valley. In addition to these properties, there are also large areas to the west, south, and east of the City which are outside City limits and within the City's Sphere of Influence and Planning Area. The annexation of remaining contiguous parcels of unincorporated County land to the City is crucial to completing an efficient system of LU element 082107 clean 2-19