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area, which is targeted as a specific plan area to address these and other issues. Nevertheless, due to <br /> the increased cost of housing and the desirability of living in or near the Downtown, a significant <br /> number of older single- family homes and two multiple family residential structures have been <br /> rehabilitated independently by the property owners since 2005. <br /> Table 3 Age of Housing Stock <br /> Year Built No. of Units of Total <br /> 2005 2009 896 3% <br /> 2000 2004 1,245 5% <br /> 1995 1999 2,617 10% <br /> 1990 -1994 1,807 7% <br /> 1985 1989 5,806 22% <br /> 1980 1984 1,936 7% <br /> 1975 1979 2,058 8% <br /> 1970 1974 4,611 18% <br /> 1960 1969 3,713 14% <br /> 1950 1959 589 2% <br /> 1940 -1949 212 1% <br /> Pre1940 448 2% <br /> Total 25,938 100% <br /> Sources: California Department of Finance, Summary Reports: Alameda County Controlled <br /> Population Estimates, 2000 -2009; U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of <br /> Population and Housing; City of Pleasanton General Plan 2005 -2025. <br /> The incidences of lead paint hazards in the County's older housing stock, which poses dangers for <br /> young children living in those dwellings, has been documented in the Consortium's Housing Needs <br /> Assessment. According to California Department of Finance, 68% (63,451) of the housing stock in <br /> the Urban County was constructed pre- 1980's. As shown above, 45% of Pleasanton's housing stock <br /> was constructed prior to 1980. <br /> The use of lead paint was banned in 1978. Use of lead paint dwindled in the years prior to 1978; <br /> however, there is a potential hazard in a significant percentage of Pleasanton's housing stock. <br /> Alameda County's Lead Poisoning Prevention Program has worked since 1991 to mitigate lead <br /> based paint in the housing stock. Starting in July 2010, the City will begin to routinely compile lead <br /> paint data for each new residential rehabilitation project processed through the Housing <br /> Rehabilitation Program, including assumed lead present, lead safe work practices followed, testing, <br /> abatement, and clearance test performed. <br /> Many low income homeowners cannot afford the substantial costs involved in rehabilitating their <br /> homes. In Pleasanton's housing rehabilitation program, which is currently administered by <br /> Strategic Plan FY2010 FY2014 <br /> City of Pleasanton <br /> Page 10 <br />