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Draft 2.0 Land Use Element The Downtown has served many functions over the past~A 130 years including a railroad stop, agricultural exchange center, and community shopping area. It contains many of the historic features of the community which should be preserved because of their architectural design, historic value, and contribution to the community character. te--ir~egra~e--The Downtown Specific Plan adopted in 2003 includes goals, objectives} and implementation measures that facilitate the changes needed to serve the City's growing population and employment base awhile still prese~e-preserving the essence of its--Downtown's small=town character. The 2002 Plan expanded the Downtown area from the previous plan. Busch Property Ponderosa Homes developed the Busch property (east of Valley Avenue, north of Busch Road) in the ear1~2000s. It includes 175 single-family homes (developed at medium and low density, 16 duets, 172 units of senior housing, and achurch /day-care facility on 92 acres. A 22-acre site (formerly considered for a school site) is vacant and planned for future development of medium-density senior housing. , « ~, Staples Ranch West of El Charro Road and south of Interstate 580 (I-580), in the northeastern Planning Area sits the 124-acre Staples Ranch, which, as of 2007, is owned by Alameda County Surplus Property Authority. The City adopted the Stoneridge Drive S~eci~c Plan in 1989 -see discussion in the Specific Plan Areas section, below, which includes Staples Ranch. As of 2006, only the Stales Ranch portion of the Stoneridge Drive S~eci~ic Plan remains undeveloped. In 2006 the City and Alameda County signed a Memorandum of Understanding that outlined a process for the City of Pleasanton to review a LU element 082107 redline 2-9