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review time for a draft Housing Element from 90 days to 60 days. The eligibility requirements to use the streamlined update are as follows: • The City's previous Housing Element was adopted and found in compliance with State housing element law; • A complete housing element is submitted to HCD showing all changes from the previously adopted element; • The City has implemented any required rezoning, and has adopted zoning regulations that accomplish the following: o Permit emergency shelters without a discretionary planning action o Allow transitional and supportive housing as a residential use o Allow reasonable accommodation of persons with disabilities in the application of zoning and land use policies and procedures o Allow for density bonuses for residential development consistent with State law • Submittal of various checklists with the draft Housing Element to HCD Staff believes the City of Pleasanton qualifies for a streamlined review process. APPROACH TO THE HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE The last Housing Element update was a major undertaking due to significant changes in State housing law since the adoption of the 2003 Housing Element and the need to rezone approximately 70 acres to allow high density multifamily development in order to adequately address our share of the regional housing need. For the 2015-2023 planning cycle, staff anticipates an update rather than a rewrite of most background and analysis sections, and a review and minor updates of the Goals, Policies and Programs. Most significantly, assuming that zoning for multifamily and single family residential development is adopted as part of a new East Pleasanton Specific Plan, it is possible that the City's inventory of vacant sites will be adequate to meet our Regional Housing Needs Assessment. (See Attachment 1 showing an estimate of the City's vacant sites inventory and the 2014-2022 RHNA allocation.) Potentially, no additional sites will need to be considered. However, owners of two sites (one on West Las Positas in Hacienda Business Park, and the Irby Kaplan Zia site) have expressed interest in being rezoned to allow residential development. This Housing Element update will be smaller in scope with less emphasis on the need to find and evaluate potential new housing sites. HCD notes that a streamlined review does not relieve the jurisdiction of its obligation to address all statutory requirements, including public participation, in development of the Housing Element, and therefore staff is proposing a number of opportunities for public input including workshops with the Planning Commission and Housing Commission as well as required public hearings, outreach to the community and special housing needs groups, discussions with for-profit and non-profit developers, and the availability of materials on-line. Page 3 of 5