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Draft 2.0 Land Use Element percentage of workers will choose to live and work within the same community, such as Pleasanton, a certain percentage within the same commute area, such as the Tri-Valley, and a certaui percentage will choose to live great distances away from their places of employment. The essence of the jobs/housing issue is to recognize these different types of commute behaviors to-xnd provide adequate housing oppartunities within the commute area desired by each group of workers, and to provide a variety of employment opportunities for residents. Planning to accommodate this diversity of commute patterns involves identifying and providing for employment-generated housing needs on three geographic levels -the community, the commute area, and the region (such as the Bay Area). State law recognizes each city's and county's responsibility to accommodate employment-generated housing needs.5 From a practical perspective, fulfillment of this responsibility is a regional concern which must allow fox fihe-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 Ecity as a major employment center within the Tri-Valley~ex. 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. 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 isl~g-to live within other communities. The designation of land for business parks~se 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 i~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, LU element 082107 redline 2-19