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Chapter 17.36 GROWTH MANAGEMENT PROGRAM Page 3 of 5 d. Determine the disposition of reallocation requests; e. Take other action determined by the council to be necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. 2. The city council shall act on the following in administering the growth management program on an on-going basis: a. Grant initial growth management unit allocations; b. Review and act on requests for amendment of growth management agreements; c. Adjust annual limits as it deems necessary pursuant to subsection A of this section; d. Take any other action determined by the council to be necessary to implement this chapter. (Ord. 2112 § 2, 2015) 17.36.060 Establishment of annual new residential unit limits. A. Except as provided herein, effective July 1, 2014, the number of annual growth management unit allocations issued for new residential units subject to this chapter shall not exceed the regional housing needs allocation assigned to the city as provided in the Association of Bay Area Government Regional Housing Needs Allocation Plan divided by the number of years in the regional housing needs allocation cycle. Except as provided in subsection C of this section and except when necessary to increase the annual housing allocations in order to grant approvals to projects so that the city is able to meet its total regional housing needs goals,the maximum limitations established in this section shall not be modified except by an ordinance adopted by the city council in implementing this chapter. B. Within 90 days of the Association of Bay Area Governments issuing its regional housing needs allocation plan,the city manager shall provide the city council with a report identifying the annual growth management unit allocation. C. 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. D. No reduction in future annual growth management unit allocations 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. 2112 § 2, 2015) 17.36.080 Approval procedures. A. A project developer must receive a growth management unit allocation for each housing unit proposed in accordance with the process below.One growth management unit allocation shall be required for each housing unit. 1. Prior Discretionary Project Approval Necessary. a. A project developer may request a growth management unit allocation at the time of, or after, any of the following: PUD plan approval, design review approval, or a tentative map approval. The community development department 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 will be accepted for processing by the planning division if the growth management unit http://gcode.us/codes/pleasanton/view.php?topic=l 7-17_36&showAll=1&frames=on 9/16/2015