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aircraft and over 200,000 annual aircraft operations. As provided in the 2004 Draft Livermore Municipal Airport Master Plan Update, the facility has two parallel runways: a 5,255 foot lighted main runway (7L -25R), and a 2,700 foot unlighted runway (7R -25L). Because winds are predominantly from the west, most take offs are towards the west and Staples Ranch. The westerly end of the 5,255 foot long runway is located approximately 5,400 feet east of El Charro Road The airport's runway protection zone and safety zone, as defined by the Alameda County Airport Land Use Commission (ALUC), are located entirely east of El Charro Road, in Livermore. In 1993, after the original Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan was adopted, the ALUC adopted an Airport Protection Area (APA) for the Livermore Airport in an effort to reduce residential encroachment that could result in nuisance complaints that could compromise airport operations. The APA is defined as a rectangle whose sides are 5,000 feet from the north, south, and east ends of the runways, and 7,100 feet from the westerly end, and includes approximately 78 acres of the easterly portion of the Staples Ranch property. Approximately 46 acres of the property are located outside the APA. ALUC policy is to prohibit new residential development within the APA. This policy has been incorporated into Pleasanton's General Plan. E. Proposed Staples Ranch Land Uses Figure III -2 illustrates the proposed Staples Ranch Land Use Map. In the northeast, adjacent to the El Charro Road interchange and El Charro Road, 37±acres are designated as "Auto Mall permitting up to 331,000 square feet of auto dealerships, as well as related inventory, car servicing, car renting, and wash facilities. The site offers excellent freeway access and visibility, and is oriented towards the emerging retail hub being created by Livermore's El Charro Specific Plan retail development and Dublin's ongoing retail and commercial development north of I -580. South of the Auto Mall and adjacent to El Charro Road, 1 l±acres are designated "Retail Commercial permitting up to 120,000 square feet of retail uses or 200,000 square feet of office uses. Like the Auto Mall to the north, this site is oriented towards the emerging El Charro Road retail and commercial hub, with easy access to I -580. To the west, outside of the Airport Protection Area and adjacent to the existing California Somerset neighborhood, 46± acres are designated as "Continuing Care Community permitting up to 800 units of continuing care, as well as related health, dining, and recreational facilities, and outpatient physical therapy. The site offers the opportunity to provide a unique type of development in Pleasanton, while buffering the existing Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan Amendment /Staples Ranch Draft October, 2008 15