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I. Pleasanton General Plan Amendments Policy 12 Program 12 3 on paae II-17 of the City of Pleasanton Auaust 6 1996 General 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 Paae II-19 of the Citv of Pleasanton Auaust 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. 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 The provisions of this initiative may be amended or repealed only by the voters of the City of Pleasanton at a City general election and overrides any existing General Plan.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 Clerk is directed to transmit the initiative measure to the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis of the measure by Friday, August 8, 2008. Section 4. Except as provided otherwise in this resolution, the City Council hereby adopts the procedures set forth in California Elections Code §9285 regarding submission of rebuttal arguments. Section 5. The City Council hereby establishes Friday, August 15, 2008 and Friday, August 22, 2008, respectively, as the deadlines for submission of direct arguments and rebuttal arguments for the initiative measure. These arguments must be submitted to the City Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on the respective deadline dates. Section 6. The City Council authorizes Council member Cook-Kallio to write a direct argument against the initiative measure, and a rebuttal to the direct argument in favor of the initiative measure, and gives preference and priority to such arguments pursuant to Elections Code §9287(a); and delegates to her the selection of other persons to sign such arguments. Section 7. "that notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.