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City of Pleasanton 1.0 Introduction <br />Final Water Supply Assessment <br />Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment and Staples Ranch Project <br />2.0 Project Overview <br />2.1 Project Location <br />The Staples Ranch project site is approximately 124 acres, 122.5 acres of which are located in <br />unincorporated Alameda County and 1.5 acres of which are located in Pleasanton, between the <br />cities of Pleasanton and Livermore. The property is bounded by I-580 on the north, EI Charro Road <br />and the City of Livermore to the east, a number of sand and gravel quarries to the south, and the <br />California-Somerset single-family residential development within the City of Pleasanton to the west. <br />Figure 1 shows the regional location and more precise project location. <br />2.2 Project Description <br />A Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan was adopted fora 293-acre area in 1989 by the City. The Specific <br />Plan, which includes the Staples Ranch site, proposed approximately 128 acres of residential uses <br />(38.5 acres of low density housing and 89.9 acres of medium density housing), 78 acres of service <br />commercial/light industrial uses, 30 acres of commercial uses, 26 acres of parks, 5 acres of schools, <br />23.4 acres of roads, and 2.5 acres of public/institutional uses. Since 1989, large portions of the <br />Specific Plan area have developed; the undeveloped portion is essentially the Staples Ranch site. <br />The 124-acre Staples Ranch site consists of 122.5 acres that are outside the Pleasanton city limits <br />but within its Sphere of Influence and Urban Growth Boundary; the remaining 1.5 acres of the project <br />site lies within the city limits. The proposed project would involve annexation of the 122.5 acres of <br />unincorporated Staples Ranch site to the City of Pleasanton. In addition to the Staples Ranch site, <br />the lands to be annexed to the City would include up to an additional 36 acres of right-of-way along <br />the Arroyo Mocho Channel, EI Charro Road, and Interstate 580 (I-580) that are also within the City's <br />Sphere of Influence and Urban Growth Boundary. This larger area is referred to as the "Project <br />Area," to distinguish it from the Staples Ranch site. As part of the annexation, the Project Area <br />would be prezoned. <br />The proposed Staples Ranch project includes the following development components 1) a 37-acre <br />auto mall, with buildings and 3,270 parking stalls; 2) a senior continuing care community on 45 acres <br />with approximately 800 assisted living units plus supporting skilled nursing facilities and up to 207 <br />beds in the health center; 3) future commercial development of retail (175,000 square feet) or office <br />uses (280,000 square feet) on 16 acres; 4) future development of an approximately 17-acre <br />community park, which could include an optional multi-rink ice-skating facility on up to 8 acres; 5) an <br />extension of Stoneridge Drive to the senior continuing care community and community park; 6) <br />preservation of Stoneridge Drive extension right-of-way; 7) a new two-lane bridge; and 8) a new <br />access road to the auto mall and the retail uses from EI Charro Road. In July 2007, City Council <br />agreed to designate 5-acres of the 16 acres of commercial for a neighborhood park/stormwater <br />detention basin. Figure 2 is the proposed Staples Ranch Land Use map. <br />2.3 Document Structure <br />This report is organized following a basic hierarchy to describe each issue: regional context (Zone 7 <br />Water Agency service area and the underlying groundwater basin), local context (City of Pleasanton <br />service area), and finally, project-level analysis for the proposed Staples Ranch project. The report <br />organization is as follows: <br />1) Introduction, project overview and description and project location. <br />2) City of Pleasanton background information and land-use planning. <br />3) General information on Water Supply Planning under SB 610. <br />P:\Projecla - WP Onlyl{7162.01 Staples Ranch WSA\FinaOFinal WSA.doc 2-2 <br />