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WtlEREAS, WHEREAS, ~-~tEREAS , WHEREAS W]IEREAS WHEREAS CITY COUNCIL OF TIlE CITY OF PLEASANTON ALAMEDA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA RESOLUTION NO. 82-88 A RESOLUTION ESTABLIStlING CITY POLICY TO NOT EXTEND RAP OR ~ DEVELOPmeNT APPROVALS BEYOND TIlE EIGHTEEN (18) MONTtl PERIOD PROVIDED BY OFDINANCE the revised Growth Management Program contains a provision that projects receiving development approvals under the smaller project procedure will have the approvals lapse eighteen (18) months from the date of approval if construction has not begun; and the prior Residential Allocation Program contained a similar lapsing provision which still applies to projects with phased approvals and extended approvals; and in the past extensions were granted to projects which had not begun within the required time frame; and during the Growth Management Program revision hearings, the wisdom and propriety of granting extensions were questioned; and the General Plan growth policies are best met by the timely construction of units approved; and due to the limited growth of new residential units and the large number of builders with projects hoping to be able to develop, it is inappropriate to allow approved units to be hoarded by those not wishing to build in the near term; and ~IEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City and the developers to have developers apply only for that number of units which they feel they can build within the eighteen (18) month period; NOW, TtlEP~FORE, THE CITY CO~CIL OF TIE CITY OF PLEASANTON P~SOLVES AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: That it is the City Council's policy not to extend RAP or G~ development approvals past their respective expiration dates. Section 2: This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and adoption.