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Page 7 of 14 <br /> <br />Recommended Policy Questions <br />Staff recommends that the EPPF project explore the following policy questions related to City <br />boundaries: <br />• Should Pleasanton consider adjustments to its urban growth boundary (UGB) in East <br />Pleasanton? If so, what UGB changes should be made to the UGB? <br />• Are there any specific areas, currently outside the City Limit, that should be annexed <br />into the City? <br />• Should the General Plan continue to call for the City to prepare a Specific Plan for East <br />Pleasanton? If so, what are the preferred boundaries for this area? <br /> <br />Land Uses <br />Existing Land Uses <br />Figure 4 in Attachment 1 shows existing land uses in the EPPF study area. The southwest <br />corner contains the approved Seefried residential project, the proposed Arroyo Lago and East <br />Lakes residential projects, and the proposed Amazon warehouse project. The City Operations <br />Service Center (OSC) and PGS waste transfer station are also in this area fronting Busch <br />Road, and the proposed Parcel H Industrial project is north of Lake I. <br /> <br />Gravel and sand mining activities occupy a large area east of Arroyo Mocho and southeast of <br />Cope Lake. As discussed in the Open Space and Recreation section below, these quarries are <br />intended to become part of “Chain of Lakes” to be used by Zone 7 for water management and <br />related purposes. Once mining operations cease, these lands could potentially be used for <br />other purposes, including recreation or urban development. Staff learned from stakeholder <br />interviews that plans to complete mining activities in the EPPF study area are uncertain. The <br />timeframe to complete mining and begin reclamation depends on a variety of factors, including <br />mining plans in other locations, potential amendments to mining permits, economic conditions, <br />and other considerations. <br /> <br />Land Ownership <br />As shown in Figure 5 in Attachment 1, the entire area east of Arroyo Mocho is owned by <br />Pleasanton Gravel (and related business entities) and the area southeast of Cope Lake is <br />owned by the Vulcan Materials Company. Steelwave/USL owns the Arroyo Lago, East Lakes <br />and Parcel H properties as well as the vacant land east of the Amazon site (outside the UGB). <br />Zone 7 owns Lake I and Cope Lake (and immediately adjacent land) and will soon assume <br />ownership of Lake H. <br /> <br />General Plan Designations and Zoning <br />Portions of the EPPF study area are subject to General Plan land use designations and zoning <br />of three different agencies: the City of Pleasanton, Alameda County, and the City of Livermore. <br /> <br />• City of Pleasanton: As shown in Figure 6 in Attachment 1, the Pleasanton General <br />Plan designates Lake I, Lake H, and Cope Lake as Water Management and Recreation <br />(WMR). Sand and gravel quarries outside city limits are designated Sand and Gravel <br />Harvesting (SGH). A multi-colored pill-shaped symbol or "lozenge" appears in the East <br />Pleasanton Specific Plan area to note that the Specific Plan process will consider a <br />Page 8 of 91