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Table 1 reflects the steady residential growth of the community. During the decade 1960-70 Pleasanton grew proportionately more than any other community in the Bay Area (336%). This growth was generally uncontrolled in terms of rate and mix. As a result in 1971 it was discovered that development - chiefly residential development - had outstripped the community's ability to provide a singularly necessary urban service: sewage treatment. The more moderate growth since 1972 was created at first by the cease and desist orders of the Regional Water Quality Control Board and subsequently by the City's own growth management efforts. Locally controlled growth ~anagement has been in effect since 1978. The growth restraints imposed by this program and represented in Figure 1 are based upon Pleasanton's General Plan (see the Growth Management Element) and certain agreements the City has made with other agencies. The purpose of these arrangements is to assure inter-governmental cooperation in protecting and enhancing local air and water quality. Two "benchmark" population goals have been adopted by the City. The first is for a 1986 population of 43,300 and the second for a population of 48,700 in 1996. These figures yield a yearly average growth rate of between 200 and 300 dwelling units (perhaps slightly more depending on house- hold size). The exact number of yearly residential development permits and the mix between single and multi-family development is determined by the City Council. -47-