PC 1975-1347 - Laserfiche WebLink

topographical feature of the community because they are visible to all persons traveling on I-580 and I-6.80, as taell as to citizens residing in and around the community. Although most of the development within the City, caused: by the migration of substantial numbers of people, has occurred in the flatlands, some development has occurred in the hills and more development in the hills will occur in the future. In order to insure that a harmonious visual and functional relationship will exist between 'the existing natural hillside environment and the growing man-made en- vironment, development standards specifically designed for hillside development are required. It is therefore the declared intent of the City that appropriate undeveloped land in hillside areas be placed in a Hillside Planned Development District, to be identified by the initials H-P-D, in order to accomplish the following: a. To preserve significant features of a hill area in essentially their natural state as part of a comprehensive open space system; b. To encourage in hill areas an alternative approach to conventional flat land practices of development; c. To minimize grading and cut and fill oper- ations consistent with the retention of the natural character of the hill areas; d. To minimize the water runoff and soil erosion problems incurred in adjustment of the terrain to meet on-site and off-site development needs; e. To achieve land use densities that are in keeping with the general plan; however, in order to retain the significant natural features of the hill areas, densities twill diminish as the slope of the terrain increases; f. To insure that the open space as shown on any development plan is consistent with the open space element shown on the General Plan; and g. To preserve the predominent views both from and of the hill areas and to retain the sense of identify and imageability that these hill areas no~:~ impart to the City of Pleasanton and its environs. Section 2-2.3202. Permitted Uses. The following uses may be permitted in the H-P-D District: a. Single fa*nily dwellings and planned unit developments; b. Recreation facilities, either for general public use or for the exclusive use of the residents of the subdivision or series of .subdivisions of which the recreation facilities are a part; c. P.ecreation vehicle storage, stables, day nurseries, child care centers and managerial offices where any such use is owned by and used exclusively -2-