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not be a complementary use. Commissioner O’Connor added factories and industrial buildings. ? Consider external factors and potential impacts (such as the airport noise) when designating land uses. Commissioner Narum inquired why the specific plan is not mentioned under Program 1.1. Ms. Stern replied that the General Plan usually rules, and the State mandates that zoning designations should be consistent with the General Plan. She added that the specific plan falls in between the General Plan and the zoning designation. Chairperson Fox inquired if “the City sphere of influence” refers to the entire City limits and the sphere of influence. Ms. Stern said yes; it would include land that has been pre-zoned that could be outside the City limits. Chairperson Fox requested that the word “Prepare” at the beginning of Program 3.1 be changed to “Continue work on” to indicate that work has been started and then stopped due to the Bernal Property tasks. Commissioner Pearce clarified that work has not been started on this Specific Plan. Ms. Stern clarified that future work on the East Pleasanton Specific Plan will not be bound by any previous efforts that have been made in the past; hence, from the planning perspective, it would be starting from square one, and the language should remain “Prepare a Specific Plan….” Chairperson Fox requested that “residents” be added after “property owners” under Program 3.1. Commissioner Narum noted that “Pleasanton community” includes the residents; Commissioner Pearce stated that “residents” refers to a specific area as opposed to the entire general community; she would like to ensure that both commercial and residential owners are involved and have a voice. ? Ensure that both residential and commercial property owners are included in Program 3.1. Commissioner O’Connor inquired what “related planning ordinances” under Program 5.1 refers to. Ms. Stern replied that the City has a number of ordinances other than the zoning ordinance that relate to development such as the nuisance ordinance and building codes which are enforced to create a healthy community. Page 2-27 In response to Chairperson Fox’s inquiry if Program 1.3 was removed or moved to another section, Ms. Stern replied that it was removed as it refers to public amenities and to avoid confusion with density bonus which is related to affordable housing. She added that a new Policy 8 addresses how residential density is to be determined and how development can be approved at higher densities by using amenities. In response to Chairperson Fox’s request for an explanation of Program 7.2, Ms. Stern stated that this text, which was previously in the Background text and moved forward because it is clearly a policy/program, basically states that a Rural Density designation, PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES July 25, 2007 Page 21 of 35