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THE [TITLE TO BE CHOSEN BY CITY COUNCIL] INITIATIVE <br />Section 1. Declaration of Purpose. <br />The purpose of this Initiative is to: <br />A. Preserve and protect scenic hillsides and preserve views of the ridges that <br />surround Pleasanton. <br />B. Achieve that preservation/protection through a collaborative and public <br />process. <br />C. Reaffirm and readopt General Plan policies and programs that currently <br />provide, with no exemptions, preservation and protection of hillsides and <br />views of ridges. <br />D. Clarify how all types of housing units are counted towards the maximum <br />buildout of 29,000 housing units. <br />Section 2. Findings. <br />A. The hillsides and ridges that surround Pleasanton provide spectacular views and the <br />community wants to ensure that these scenic hillsides and ridges are preserved for the <br />protection of public health and safety, to provide for trails in such open space, for the <br />continuation of agriculture and grazing, to protect natural resources and sensitive <br />habitats, and to preserve wildlands. <br />B. The General Plan has a policy that Pleasanton residents will participate in land use <br />planning and decision making, and in recognition of such collaborative and public <br />process, anordinance/design guidelines should be developed to: <br />a. Identify specific ridges, based on engineering considerations related to view <br />lines, geotechnical conditions, elevations (in the Southeast Hills in particular) <br />and other relevant data, where development should not occur. <br />b. Such ordinance/design guidelines must be drafted as expeditiously as possible <br />and by no later than the end of November 2009. <br />In drafting such ordinance/design guidelines, the collaborative and public <br />process should include Pleasanton residents, property owners potentially <br />affected by such ordinance/design guidelines, representatives of <br />environmental organizations, open space and trail advocates and other <br />interested persons. <br />d. Such ordinance/design guidelines would be subject to public environmental <br />review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). <br />C. To accomplish such preservation, the Conservation and Open Space Element of the <br />General Plan provides in Goal 1, the following, Policy 5.1: Develop a ridgeline <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />