City planners told the Planning Commission on June 25 they are developing a policy framework for East Pleasanton to provide guidance for multiple large projects now in process, and they described progress on attempts to coordinate redevelopment at Stoneridge Mall.

The policy framework will produce general-plan policy amendments (not land-use changes) to articulate a vision for East Pleasanton and inform future entitlement decisions, Ellen Clark, Community Development Director, said. Staff is conducting stakeholder meetings with landowners and agencies, and plans to present an issues analysis to the Planning Commission and City Council in August or September and pursue final adoption in early 2026. Clark said the city will not delay projects already in process while the policy work continues.

Staff identified two major residential applications under consideration that together total roughly 800–900 housing units, and several industrial projects including a proposed Amazon warehouse of about 640,000 square feet and another industrial annexation of roughly 300,000 square feet to the north of East Pleasanton. Clark said these industrial and residential reviews are advancing on their separate tracks while the policy framework is developed.

On Stoneridge Mall, staff said the ownership group — comprised of multiple owners across six parcels — is working to renegotiate a reciprocal easement agreement (REA) between the owners. Clark said reaching an REA draft and internal owner alignment is a key step before owners produce a conceptual land-use plan. She said owners expect to complete conceptual planning work within about six months starting this summer and then may submit a master-plan-style application for the site.

Staff said the East Pleasanton policy framework will not include CEQA-level land-use reassignments because of time constraints but will provide a set of policies to inform subsequent entitlements. The Planning Commission recommended that staff return with policy options after stakeholder outreach. Commissioners asked about connectivity, public amenities and how adopted framework policies would interact with projects already approved or under review.

No formal land-use actions were taken at the June 25 meeting on these topics; staff labeled the East Pleasanton work as a policy/vision process and said project-specific CEQA and entitlement reviews will continue on their existing timetables.