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ATTACHMENT 3 P13 -2097, City of Pleasanton Application to amend Title 18 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code to comply with the 2012 Pleasanton General Plan Housing Element pertaining to second units. Janice Stern introduced Deborah Diamond, Consulting Planner, who will present the staff report for this item. For the benefit of the new Commissioners who have not seen Ms. Diamond at the Commission before, Ms. Stern stated that Ms. Diamond has been working as a consulting Planner with the Planning Division for the past year on implementing measures for both the Housing Element and the Climate Action Plan. She noted that this is important work, particularly as implementing certain parts of the new Housing Element will qualify the City for some streamlining review for its next Housing Element that is coming up rapidly. Ms. Diamond presented the staff report and described the scope and key elements of the proposed Code Amendment. Commissioner O'Connor inquired if the front yard setback area includes the driveway between the curb and the garage door. Ms. Diamond said yes. Commissioner O'Connor further inquired if parking is then not allowed on the driveway today. Ms. Stern explained that a car can be parked there but it cannot be a designated parking space; so any parking requirement would have to be met beyond the driveway. Commissioner O'Connor requested confirmation that a two -car garage with a two -car driveway that is available for parking would not count for three designated parking spaces because the two in the driveway would not qualify as designated parking spaces. Ms. Diamond confirmed that that was correct. Commissioner O'Connor noted that page 2 of Exhibit A shows that most of the existing setbacks, other than for a 40,000- square -foot lot, are three feet and five feet. He inquired if the setbacks are being increased to five feet and ten feet. Ms. Diamond replied that that is true for most Class I accessory structures, but detached second units are subject to different minimum setback requirements, as listed at the bottom of page 5 of Exhibit A. Commissioner O'Connor inquired why the setbacks for second units are being set at five feet and ten feet, as opposed to three feet and five feet like all the others, if the requirements for second unit are being relaxed. EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, August 14, 2013 Page 1 of 5