The East of Greenville Focus Area is approximately 1,139 acres, and is mostly located east of Greenville Road, west of the aqueduct, and between I-580 to the north and Tesla Road to the south. This Focus Area is primarily undeveloped but does include scattered industrial, public uses (utilities), and a few large lot rural residential homes.

This area is outside the City Limits and Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), but mostly within the Sphere of Influence. Although the focus of this General Plan Update will be on infill development, the East of Greenville Focus Area provides an opportunity to:

• Accommodate high-quality jobs for a range of skill levels that could be displaced through infill development.
• Improve the area as a gateway to Livermore wine country.
• Add uses and research facilities that would support the adjacent National laboratories.
• Create a more attractive entry to eastern Livermore and south Livermore wine country through site planning and required landscape and street improvements.
• Remedy County land use practices to align the area with the Livermore community values.
• No residential uses are part of any of the alternatives.
• The area south of the aqueduct would be preserved for agricultural uses consistent with the South Livermore Valley Area Plan. Conceptually, urban development north of the aqueduct could be required to contribute funding to permanently preserve agricultural uses south of the aqueduct and or conservation of wildlife habitat in the Altamont range.
• The Department of Water Resources Patterson Reservoir and supporting facilities and the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) substation would remain unchanged and designated as Public.
• A public or private research campus or college would be located adjacent to the National Laboratories or within proximity to the National Laboratories. A research campus could be affiliated with a university to support startup or existing companies in various fields, including energy, engineering, software development, food science, agriculture, and the life sciences sector. These types of environments bring together academia, industry partners, and government agencies to foster economic development and technological advancements with a focus on innovation. Examples include:
  • The Research Triangle Park (RTP); Raleigh, North Carolina
  • The University Research Park; Madison, Wisconsin
  • The Sid Martin Biotechnology Institute; Gainesville, Florida:
  • The Texas A&M University Research Park; College Station, Texas.
  • The University Research Park; Norman, Oklahoma
  • Nebraska Innovation Campus (NIC); Lincoln, Nebraska
• Encourage a General Industrial place type, such as a business park environment with a variety of building types that can accommodate uses ranging from research and development offices, lab spaces, and manufacturing facilities with ancillary supporting logistical and/storage capabilities.
• A Wine Catalyst Site which would provide planting resources, land conservation, and infrastructure improvements to support the South Livermore wine region.
• Commercial place types includes district serving uses that would support new employment centers, researchers, and students, as well as the surrounding existing industrial and institutional uses. The commercial uses would be intended to meet one’s daily needs and provide a different experience than downtown, South Livermore, and the Vasco Road Focus Area. Examples include: quick serve or convenient retail, restaurants, lodging with meeting or event space, and other food and beverage establishments.

Future development in the East of Greenville Focus Area would require a ballot measure for Livermore voter consideration to expand the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). In addition, annexation into the City Limits would be required as would the extension of municipal infrastructure. Similar to the Midtown Focus Area, the City would likely prepare a Specific Plan after adoption of the General Plan Update to address specific issues. Completing all these steps could take many years before any development occurs and buildout would likely extend beyond the 2045 horizon year of the General Plan.

Two of the alternatives include a park space to accommodate active recreation facilities. The 2017 LARPD Master Plan identified the need for additional sports fields that could not be accommodated through existing neighborhood serving parks. A facility of this kind at this location could accommodate organized sports and minimize the impacts such as lighting, noise, or other issues that could be considered a nuisance when programed near to existing neighborhoods. As part of the land use alternatives analysis, the project team will confer with the City’s partner, the Livermore Area Recreation and Park District (LARPD), to seek input on the feasibility of a park as part of the Preferred Land Use Scenario.

This survey closed on March 4, 2024. You may review comments submitted on this page.

Alternative A

Alternative A includes General Industrial uses north of Patterson Pass Road buffered by Open Space along the eastern edge of the Focus Area boundary, and Public uses on the easternmost edge. A small portion of General Commercial is shown at the intersection of Greenville Road and Patterson Pass Road. South of Patterson Pass Road includes a mix of General Industrial, Research Campus/Education Facility, and Public Uses with General Industrial being the majority use. The southern area of the Focus Area includes Agricultural uses, envisioned as a Wine Catalyst Site.

Alternative B

Alternative B includes a combination of General Industrial uses north of Patterson Pass Road with General Commercial and Public Uses fronting along the road. South of Patterson Pass Road includes an equal mix of Research Campus/Educational Facility, General Commercial, and Public uses fronting the road backed by Agricultural uses south and east, with a Park located in the center of these uses. The southern and southeastern areas of the Focus Area include Agricultural uses, envisioned as a Wine Catalyst Site.

Alternative C

Alternative C includes a combination of General Industrial and Public uses north of Patterson Pass Road with Open Space at the northernmost area. South of Patterson Pass Road includes a mix of Public, General Commercial, Research Campus/Educational Facility, and Parks/Recreation uses with Research Campus/Educational Facility being the majority use. The southern area of the Focus Area includes Agricultural uses, envisioned as a Wine Catalyst Site.