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2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION The intent of the Pleasanton Housing Element is to address the housing needs of all income levels. In particular, the housing needs of extremely low -, very low -, and low- income households are explicitly mentioned because special emphasis on these income groups is needed. The proposed Housing Element addresses housing needs for all income groups by maintaining and preserving the existing affordable housing stock, assisting in the development of housing, removing constraints to housing development, and promoting equal housing opportunity. While the Housing Element is subject to CEQA, no specific development projects are proposed as part of the Housing Element. The City currently has adequate housing sites to meet the RHNA, requiring no changes in the General Plan Land Use Map designations. The following two Housing Element programs require an amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance: Program 17.1: Review the City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance and amend: Program 47.1: • for consistency with the Housing Element and other City affordable housing programs; • to identify incentives for nonprofit housing developers and other housing developers to construct projects including three - bedroom units for large households; • to determine if it is appropriate to increase the percentage of affordability to support housing affordable to low- and very low- income households; • to be consistent with recent court decisions regarding rental housing and State law. Revise the Zoning Ordinance to permit transitional and supportive housing in all zones allowing residential uses and define transitional and supportive housing as residential uses allowed in the some way and subject to the same development regulations that apply to other dwellings of the same type in the same zone. Although the 2015 -2023 Housing Element includes many policies and programs, the majority of these are a continuation of on existing policy or program. No Housing Element policies or programs result in policy changes to other elements of the General Plan. No policies or programs, except for those listed above, would result in changes to the Zoning Ordinance. As such, the 2W 5-2023 Housing Element is considered to be internally consistent with the currently adopted City of Pleasanton General Plan. Housing Element Addendum to the General Plan Amendment and Reronings Supplemental EIR 2.0 -2 City of Pleasanton August 1024