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ATTACHMENT 3 <br />THE CITY OF Planning Commission <br />111 <br />Staff Report <br />PLEASANTON. August ? Item 61 b <br />SUBJECT: P13 -2102 <br />APPLICANT: City of Pleasanton <br />PURPOSE: City initiated application to amend Title 17 of the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code by adding a new Chapter <br />17.38 (Density Bonus) to comply with State Density <br />Bonus Law <br />GENERAL PLAN: Housing Element Policy 9, Program 9.6 <br />ZONING: Various <br />LOCATION: Citywide <br />EXHIBITS: A. Proposed Code Amendment <br />B. California Government Code Section 65915 -65918 <br />BACKGROUND <br />The subject application is a City- initiated amendment to the Pleasanton Municipal Code. <br />The purpose of the amendment is to implement Program 9.6 of the 2012 Housing <br />Element of the Pleasanton General Plan and to comply with State Density Bonus Law. <br />The Pleasanton Housing Element, adopted on February 13, 2012, includes Policy 9 and <br />program 9.6 as follows: <br />Policy 9: Support the development and rehabilitation of housing affordable to extremely <br />low -, low -, and very- low - income households and review infrastructure <br />needs. <br />Program 9.6: Adopt a density bonus ordinance consistent with State law. <br />This proposed code amendment is the last of four amendments that, when adopted, will <br />enable Pleasanton to request a streamlined housing element review for its next housing <br />element. The streamlined review will simplify and shorten the update and review <br />Case No. P13 -2102, City of Pleasanton Planning Commission <br />Page 1 of 8 <br />