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~~ HACIENDA improving convenient connections to transit, and carefully locating the most transit- supportive land uses proximate to the BART station. • The Land Use element includes a discussion of the relationship between jobs and housing within Pleasanton and within the Tri-Valley (pages 2-17, 18). Pleasanton is known as a regional employment center, and also contributes to its share of housing in the Tri-Valley, and must continue to do so in the future. A mix of residential and commercial uses in Hacienda Business Park can contribute to a balanced mix of jobs and housing within the City, and within the region. • Smart Growth planning strategies are guiding land use concepts included in the Pleasanton General Plan. These strategies include mixed-use development and TOD, and are intended to address provision of housing choices and reducing traffic congestion, and contributing to creating a sustainable and efficient development pattern in Pleasanton (page 2-20). The future development goals for Hacienda Business Park are consistent with smart growth planning strategies, and can help contribute to an overall balanced growth pattern within Pleasanton. • Expanding mixed-use development opportunities in Pleasanton is identified as one of the guiding land use concepts in the Land Use element (page 2-21). Mixed-use development is a component of sustainability and smart growth, as it contributes to walkability, efficient land development patterns, and reduction of automobile trips. The mixed-use, transit-oriented, infill development envisioned for Hacienda Business Park is consistent with the City's overall concept of implementing mixed-use development in Pleasanton. • The General Plan Mixed-Use land use designation allows a combination of uses in a single building or on a single site, where the uses are integrated and include a functional inter-relationship and a coherent physical design (page 2-23). The Land Use element encourages higher-density uses (30 du+/ac) in locations proximate to BART stations, and other areas near transit (although not precluded in other areas designated Mixed-Use). The General Plan states that the location of Mixed-Use designated areas is determined by the associated PUD zoning, or specific plan. • Similarly, transit-oriented development is characterized in the Land Use element as development that is focused around major transit facilities such as BART (or other rail) stations and bus lines (page 2-21). The Land Use element's description of transit-oriented development is consistent with the future development patterns envisioned for Hacienda: "walkable communities with mixed-use development that Hacienda Business Park General Plan Review December 2007 page q