Pleasanton Council votes to move forward on East Side development planning.

Pleasanton Weekly

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Following through on their campaign pledges, newly-elected and re-elected members of the Pleasanton City Council voted last night to approve a preliminary plan for development of roughly 400 acres of largely vacant land on the city's east side.

Although no specific projects have been proposed, the council's action in a 3-1 vote clears the way for the East Pleasanton Specific Plan Task Force to continue its planning work for future use of the land that would allow up to 1,400 housing units along with retail and commercial uses.

The new plan significantly reduces the earlier plan that would have allowed up to 2,700 high density apartment units to meet more housing needs imposed by the state's Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA).

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