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infrastructure. The Draft Standards and Design Guidelines provide direction to developers and property owners on the key components of use, density, building mass and height, setbacks, architectural features, open space, parking, and site circulation and access. The document includes: • An Introduction section outlining the document's purpose, vision for development of the new multifamily housing sites, a map showing the location of the nine sites, and a information about other guidelines and regulations that may apply to development; • A listing of the major PUD regulations or standards related to density, affordability, setbacks, open space, height and parking requirements; • Permitted and conditional non-residential uses where mixed use is allowed on the site; • Development standards and design guidelines related to street design, site planning, building types and architectural features; • Illustrations and descriptions of six residential building types of varying densities that could be utilized on the sites, as well as retail buildings, and live/work prototypes; and, • Appendices including information on usable open space requirements from the Pleasanton Municipal Code, and specific site considerations for each of the nine sites. The document includes two types of guidance to developers: regulations and guidelines. Projects are generally expected to meet the requirements of the regulations or development standards (usually numeric requirements), although the PUD process allows the City Council to exercise discretion if specific circumstances preclude the use of the standard and an alternative proposal meets the intent and purpose of the standards. Some flexibility is warranted in order to comply with the guidelines where specific site circumstances would make application of the guideline impractical, produce an undesirable outcome that is counter to the Vision, or where a creative alternative clearly promotes the intent expressed in this document. JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION/CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP On June 5, 2012, the Planning Commission and City Council met in a Joint Workshop to discuss the Draft Housing Site Standards and Design Guidelines (minutes in Attachment 4). Several questions and concerns were raised by Planning Commission and City Council members. Most of these have been addressed in the revised draft (Attachment 1). The following table describes the issues, the changes made to the document, or an explanation of why no change to the document is recommended. Page 3 of 7