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~~ <br />HA('IGNDA <br />PUD zoning technique, described in the GPU Land Use element as a method to <br />implement the Mixed-Use land use designation. <br />Overview of the General Plan Elements <br />Land Use Element <br />The land use element provides policies and a land use map indicating the planned <br />location, amount and intensity of residential, commercial, and industrial lands, and <br />provides guidance for the use of public and open-space lands. The draft land use <br />element provides significant support for TOD development within Hacienda, and <br />encourages amixed-use, transit supportive land use program on specific sites within the <br />Plan area. <br />Following is an overview of the policy direction in the Land Use Element that describes <br />and supports TOD development within the Hacienda Business Park. This discussion <br />refers to both general policy directions that support "TOD principles" (such as smart <br />growth, walkability, provision ofmixed-income housing), as well as specific policies and <br />action items that refer to the future development of Hacienda Business Park. <br />Overview <br />• Sustainability. The Land Use Element includes an over-arching discussion about <br />sustainability (page 2-1), which states that "the City of Pleasanton embraces the <br />concept of sustainable development... Relating the concept of sustainability to land <br />use includes encouraging infill development and planning the city such that its layout <br />would increase walking and bicycle riding, and minimize vehicle-miles traveled and <br />energy usage." <br />• The Land Use element also refers to creating new opportunities in the City to create <br />mixed-use and transit-oriented development (TOD) and to create more <br />pedestrian, bicycle, and public transit connections (page 2-4). The mixed-use, <br />transit-oriented development envisioned for Hacienda is consistent with the City's <br />sustainability focus for new development and building, specifically promoting <br />pedestrian and transit use, and reducing dependency on the single-occupancy <br />vehicle. <br />• Preparation of the Hacienda Business Park Transit-Oriented Development <br />Specific Plan is recognized as an opportunity to achieve optimum potential benefits <br />associated with the park's proximity to BART (page 2-14). The Plan will focus on <br />Hacienda Business Park General Plan Review <br />December 2007 Page 3 <br />