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Program 12.5: Encourage developers to dedicate public access easements in private open space areas to facilitate the system of trails in Pleasanton as shown on Figure III-9 of the Circulation Element. 7. Noise Element Policy 1: Require new projects to meet acceptable exterior noise level standards . Program 1.1: Use the "normally acceptable" noise levels for new land uses as established in the "Noise and Land Use Compatibility Guidelines" contained in Table VIII-3, including the descriptions in the text. Program 1.2: Use noise guidelines and contours to determine the need for noise studies and require new developments to conduct or pay for noise attenuation features as a condition of approving new projects . Policy 3: Ensure that noise does not exceed interior noise levels of 45 Ldn for residential uses and those levels specified in noise studies for other uses . Program 5 .1: Locate noise-sensitive uses away from noise sources unless mitigation measures are included in development plans. Program 7 .1: Require earth berms, setbacks, sound walls, and other noise reduction techniques as conditions of development approval. Sound walls should be used only in cases where other techniques are not feasible. 8. Air Quality Element 9. Program 4. 3: Encourage pedestrian-oriented developments which provide options for non-motorized transit to outside primary destination points such as parks , schools, and shopping centers. Community Character Element Program 8.2: Land use planning in areas adjacent to City entries should be particularly sensitive to aesthetic considerations. Policy 16: Require the design of new residential development in hillside areas to complement the natural appearance of the open space . Goal 6: To enhance the special visual quality of the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Area . 117