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the outer side of the vineyards. Valet parking is proposed, and the parking attendants would park the guests' cars in the parking areas to facilitate on-site circulation. Based on the experience from the Palm Event Center, the applicant believes that the proposed parking area would be sufficient for most of the events. ANALYSIS General Plan and Land Use The subject site is designated by the Land Use Element of the Pleasanton General Plan for Agriculture and Grazing uses. The site is adjacent to the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan area, and the General Plan for this area encourages uses which relate to the outlying wine country and calls for creating a attractive gateway to the Livermore Valley wine country and implementing wine country architectural and landscape design themes throughout the corridor. The Vineyard Avenue Specific Plan contains similar land use objectives to encourage development of vineyard and related commercial uses. The proposed development would retain the existing accessory buildings for vineyard uses. While the proposed event center and winery is not currently a permitted use in the PUD, the applicant has proposed that it be allowed so as to provide a facility for weddings, parties, and similar functions as people enjoy the vineyard setting. These facilities are often located in the wine-growing regions and, as such, would promote local economy and would attract tourism. This is consistent with one of the policies of the South Livermore Valley Area Plan, adopted by Alameda County in 1993, which encourages the promotion of the area as a premier wine- producing center by encouraging appropriate tourist attractions and supporting uses such as the proposed event center and winery. By classifYing the event center and winery as a conditional use, the City would have control over the operational aspects of the use, ensuring that potential issues such as noise, parking, and traffic can be controlled. South Livermore Valley Agricultural Land Trust/Tri-Valley Conservancy The subject site is covered by an agricultural conservation easement granted to the South Livermore Valley Agricultural Land Trust (SL VAL T). This proposal was reviewed and supported by SL VAL T representatives and by representatives of the Tri- Valley Conservancy (TVC). The conservation easement benefiting SL VAL T limits the non-vineyard use to a total of 3.9-acres of building envelope area. This area includes the existing residence, the three accessory buildings, the proposed event center and winery, the driveway, and the parking area surrounding the proposed event center and winery. TVC/SL V AL T representatives have requested that the applicant amend the conservation easement to clearly describe both building envelopes (existing and the proposed) and the building envelopes should be physically demarcated form the vineyard PUD-93-02-08M/PCUP-181 Planning Commission Page - 4 -