Long-Range Projects
The City’s long-range planning projects focus on shaping the future growth and development of the city over a 10- to 30-year horizon. This work involves preparing and updating key policy documents such as the General Plan (including the Housing Element of the General Plan), specific plans, and other community development-related matters for which City Council provides policy direction. Long-range planning includes establishing community vision, goals, and implementation measures on issues like land use, housing, transportation, climate resilience, and economic development to ensure the city reflects the values of its residents and remains vibrant, sustainable, and well-prepared for future growth and needs. These efforts include robust community engagement and coordination with regional and state agencies to reflect shared priorities and long-term vision.
Information and links for select long-range planning projects is provided below.
Housing Element of the General Plan
The Housing Element is the primary tool used by the State to ensure local governments are appropriately planning for and accommodating enough housing across various income levels, with particular emphasis on provide adequate housing for low-income households. Accordingly, it provides the City with an opportunity to assess its housing needs and to develop policies and actions that effectively respond to those needs. The Housing Element is a mandatory part of the City’s General Plan and must be updated every eight years. State law requires that every jurisdiction’s Housing Element is reviewed and approved (i.e., certified) by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) to ensure compliance with statutory requirements. Certification also ensures that the City remains eligible for various State and federal funding sources.
The 6th Cycle Housing Element covers the planning period 2023-2031 and has been certified by HCD and adopted by City Council. The documents are available here:
Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR) – January 2023
Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) – October 2022
DEIR Appendices – October 2022
Stoneridge Mall Framework
The City of Pleasanton has begun the process to develop a long-range plan for the Stoneridge Shopping Center, also known as the Stoneridge Mall. Planning is focused on the mall properties that lie within the area bounded by Stoneridge Mall Road and contain the mall buildings and surrounding vehicular parking lots.
The Stoneridge Mall Framework Components, adopted January 26, 2023, provides a conceptual land use and circulation plan and policy guidance for future development/redevelopment of the Shopping Center that considers the integration and distribution of new residential and commercial land uses with existing retail uses.
As a next step, the four major property owners at Stoneridge Mall intend to develop more detailed plans to guide land use and development, with work expected to begin later in 2025.
BART Concept Plan
As part of the implementation of the Housing Element, the City has commenced the BART Concept Plan for the parking lot parcels of the eastern BART station in Pleasanton. The plan is intended to evaluate the range of allowable land uses, including housing as designated in the Housing Element and permitted by State law, and evaluate parking needs for BART commuter parking and on-site land uses (residential and potential non-residential). The City is leading the effort in cooperation with BART and with the assistance of a consultant team conducting the technical analysis, and will solicit input from the community and City Council for the key policy direction in the latter half of 2025. Links to the project documents will be updated as the project proceeds.