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2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Proposed Housing Element The City of Pleasanton 2015 -2023 Housing Element builds on the other elements in the Pleasanton General Plan and is consistent with the General Plan's policies. Housing policy draws on the development capacity levels established in the Land Use Element to determine the appropriate locations for housing development. The 2015 -2023 Housing Element includes programs that may result in changes to the City's Zoning Ordinance; however, these changes do not involve the rezoning or upzoning of land to another zoning district that would result in the development of additional housing beyond that currently anticipated in the Zoning Ordinance. Therefore, the Housing Element is consistent with the land use assumptions of the General Plan Amendment and Rezonings Supplemental EIR. The City of Pleasanton Housing Element is based on 20 goals: Goal 1: Attain a variety of housing sizes, types, densities, designs, and prices which meet the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community. Goal 2: Provide residential densities capable of accommodating housing affordable to extremely low -, low -, and very low- income households while taking into account the character and development pattern of the surrounding area. Goal 3: Endeavor to provide and retain a sufficient number of rental housing units to serve Pleasanton residents who choose to rent or who cannot afford ownership housing. Goal 4: Encourage the production of market -rate moderate - income ownership housing and assisted ownership housing affordable to low- and very low- income households. Goal 5: Produce and retain a sufficient number of housing units affordable to extremely low -, low -, and very low- income households to address the City's responsibility for meeting the needs of Pleasanton's workforce, families, and residents, including those with special needs. Goal 6: Promote the production of housing affordable to extremely low -, low -, and very low- income households by actively working with and creating incentives for nonprofit housing developers. Goal 7: Preserve and /or replace assisted rental apartment housing which is at risk of changing to market -rate housing. Goal 8: Assist occupants of at -risk units by either retaining those units as affordable for their income category or by finding new housing for them that is affordable to low- and very low- income households. Goal 9: Process housing proposals affordable to extremely low -, low -, and very low- income households and use available City programs and incentives so as to promote and facilitate housing affordability for low- and very low- income households. Goal 10: Remove unnecessary governmental constraints to the provision of housing affordable to extremely low -, low -, and very low- income households and associated public services and facilities. Goal 11: Manage residential growth in an orderly fashion while enabling Pleasanton to meet its housing needs. Goal12: Retain flexibility in the growth management process in order to accommodate housing affordability. Goal 13: Encourage the preservation and rehabilitation of the existing housing stock. Goal 14: Provide adequate locations for housing of all types and in sufficient quantities to meet Pleasanton's housing needs. Goal 15: Adopt land use changes from nonresidential to residential designations where appropriate. Goal 16: Continue City policies eliminating discrimination in housing opportunities in Pleasanton. Goal 17: Identify and make special provisions for the community's special housing needs. Goal 18: Promote resource conservation and environmental protection for new and existing housing. Goal 19: Enhance existing non - discrimination housing policies. Goal 20: Satisfy the supportive housing, and transitional housing requirements of SB 2. August 2014 Housing Element City of Pleasanton Addendum to the General Plan Amendment and Rezonings Supplemental EIR 2.0 -1