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Plan is added as shown: Policy 12.3: Ridgelines and hillsides shall be protected. Housing units and structures shall not be placed on slopes of 25 percent or greater, or within 100 vertical feet of a ridgeline. No grading to construct residential or commercial structures shall occur on hillside slopes 25% or greater, or within 100 vertical feet of a ridgeline. Exempt from this policy are housing developments or 10 or fewer housing units on a single property that was, as of January 1, 2007, "legal parcel" pursuant to the California Subdivision Map law. Splitting, dividing, or sub-dividing a "legal parcel" of January 1, 2007 to approve more than 10 housing units is not allowed. Policy 15 on Page 11-19 of the City of Pleasanton August 6, 1996 General Plan is added as shown: Policy 15.3: A housing unit is defined to include any residence that includes a kitchen (sink, cooking device, and refrigerator) and a bathroom (toilet, tub or shower). The City Council shall uphold the housing cap and shall not grant waivers that exclude housing units consistent with this definition. II. If any portions of this initiative are declared invalid by a court, the remaining portions are to be considered valid. III. The provisions of this initiative may be amended or repealed only by the voters of the City of Pleasanton at a City general election and overrides any existing General Plan. Section 3. The City Council authorizes a direct argument in favor of the initiative measure to be written by Councilmembers to be submitted to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 15, 2008. {The City Council authorizes a direct argument {in favor of / in opposition to} the initiative measure to be written by a subcommittee of Council member(s) , [Option A: which argument will be considered by the entire City Council at a special meeting on August _, 2008, and signed by Council members or Option B: who will select third parties to co-sign the argument; or Option C: signed by the writing Council members, as well as non-writing Council members ,and such non-writing Council members will not discuss, edit, comment, or in any manner try to influence argument by the writing Council members; and delegate to the subcommittee the selection of the necessary number of third parties to co-sign the argument for a total of 5 signers] and be submitted to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 15, 2008.} Section 4. The City Council hereby adopts the procedures set forth in California Elections Code section 9285 regarding submission of rebuttal arguments. {The City Council authorizes a rebuttal argument to be written by a subcommittee of Council member(s): , [Option A: which argument will be considered by the entire City Council at its regular meeting on August 19, 2008, and signed by Council members ; or Option B: who will select third parties to co-sign the argument; or Option C: signed by the writing Council members, as well as non-writing Council members and such non-writing Council members will not discuss, edit, comment, or in any manner try to influence the text of the rebuttal argument by the writing Council members;