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Chapter 17.36 GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Page 4 of 7 D. The limitations established in subsection A of this section may be reduced by the city council if, upon reviewing the annual growth management report, it determines that infrastructure and/or services will not be available to satisfy the demands of the new residential units allowed for a given year. The limitation reduction mentioned in the previous sentence may be citywide or localized,depending on the scope of the infrastructure and/or service shortfalls. The city council shall exercise its discretion pursuant to this subsection if the planned,phased infrastructure expansions which form the basis for establishing the managed growth to build-out of the general plan are not completed in a timely manner. "Infrastructure"as used herein includes new school construction pursuant to the school financing agreement, sewage treatment/export facility expansions,treated water availability,traffic network expansions consistent to implement city LOS policies, park procurement/development, and other measures of infrastructure/services as described in the growth management reports. E. No reduction in future annual new residential unit limits shall affect any project which has received growth management approval granting future years' allocations so long as the conditions in effect at the time of the initial approval remain unchanged and the approved project continues to meet all project requirements. Nothing herein, however, limits the city's ability to impose a development moratorium under state law. (Ord. 2054 § 2, 2012) 17.36.080 Approval procedures. A. A project developer must receive a specific allocation for the number of units and years in accordance with the process below. 1. Prior Discretionary Project Approval Necessary. a. A project developer may request a growth management allocation at the time of,or after, any of the following: PUD plan approval,design review approval, or a tentative map approval. The planning division shall provide the necessary application forms, and a project developer must file the application with the planning division. The application shall be accompanied by a fee established by the resolution establishing fees and the charges for various municipal services. The request shall indicate the desired phasing of the project. b. No application for a project allocation will be accepted for processing by the planning division if unit allocation capacity is not available for a reasonable project phase within at least the second calendar year after the year the application is tendered. 2. Growth Management Approval. a. The city council may grant a specific growth management allocation to a project for one or more years so long as the total units allocated do not exceed the allocation for that year. b. In reviewing a project developer's request for allocation,the city council shall use its discretion in establishing a phasing schedule,giving consideration to the number of projects which are pending or are likely to seek approval in the near term,the economic feasibility of phasing the project, and other factors. The approval shall be in the form of a growth management agreement. B. Proration of Project Permits. Generally, the approval is intended to be made available to developers in chronological order as building permits are ready to be issued. However, in certain instances when the demand for permits is known to exceed the number of permits available,the city shall prorate the available permits. Should the proration yield units in excess of those available due to rounding,the city shall reduce the total to equal the units available in any manner it finds equitable, except that the city council may reallocate unassigned units from previous years in a current regional housing needs allocation cycle to future years in the same cycle. http://qcode.us/codes/pleasanton/view.php?topic=17-17 36&showAll=1&frames=on 8/21/2013