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Housing Element. Table 1 provides the following information on the potential housing sites: • Site number: See Attachment 1 for the location of the sites on a City map. • Score: This reflects the site's scoring on a list of locational attributes including proximity to transit and freeway on-ramps; proximity to schools, parks, grocery stores; consistency with General Plan themes; compatibility with neighboring uses; ambient noise, air quality issues, etc. • Mixed Use, HDR or C: This column indicates if any future rezoning will be restricted to High Density Residential development or if mixed use or commercial rezoning would be allowed.1 Staff needs to keep track of the number and size of sites proposed for mixed use development as State housing law requires that at least 50 percent of the very-low and low- income housing need shall be accommodated on sites designated for residential use and for which non- residential uses or mixed uses are not permitted (Sec. 65583.2(h). • Total site acreage: This number reflects the size of the vacant or underutilized site, which may be somewhat larger than the area proposed for rezoning. For example, only a portion of the BART site, the Stoneridge Shopping Center parking area, or the Pleasanton Gateway sites are proposed to change land use designation or zoning. • Potential acreage for multi-family development: This indicates the size of the site assumed for rezoning and is the number of acres used to calculate the number of units counted toward meeting the City's housing need. • Number of units at 23 units per acre: The City is required to meet the needs of all income groups. As noted in Table III-1, the current inventory of housing shows that the City needs to accommodate a further 331 units affordable to moderate income households. The City has shown through its annual rent surveys that market rate units in its larger apartment complexes are generally affordable to moderate income households (those making between 80 to 120 percent of the median income). As the built density of those complexes is around 23 units per acre, staff has assumed that rezoning sites to allow this density will meet the City's moderate income housing need. This number represents the site acreage multiplied by 23. • Number of units at 30 units per acre: As noted above, State housing law allows cities to make an assumption that land zoned at 30 units per acre will meet the affordability needs of very-low and low-income households. This number represents the site acreage multiplied by 30. • Number of units at 40 units per acre: The Stoneridge Shopping Center and CarrAmerica sites were two sites thought suitable for densities up to 40 units per acre. These units would count toward the City's need to housing affordable to low- and very-low income households. Details of each of the sites including the assumed residential density are shown in Table 1: below. 1 Site 17 is the only site currently zoned C-C. This district allows multifamily residential development as well as commercial retail and office uses. Page 4 of 8