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BACKGROUND Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 18.68 governs Planned Unit Development (PUD) Districts and PUD Development Plans. The chapter was last updated in 1976 with several objectives, one of which was to separate the PUD zoning process from the subdivision process. As currently written, the Municipal Code stipulates that no subdivision map may be processed concurrently with a PUD zoning request or PUD development plan. However, the specific reasons for separating the PUD zoning process from the subdivision process are unclear and staff has not identified any benefits associated with independent processing of these two application types. The City convened a Customer Service Review Team to evaluate internal processes. One of the action items that resulted from the Review Team's work included a Municipal Code amendment that allows concurrent processing of tentative subdivision maps with PUDs. This is consistent with the approach taken in most other jurisdictions in California. PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND DISCUSSION The subject Municipal Code amendment would remove the requirement for PUD zoning requests and/or PUD development plan requests to be reviewed and approved prior to a subdivision map. Therefore, a subdivision map may be processed concurrently with a PUD zoning and/or development plan request. The code amendment provides the option to submit for a map subsequent to PUD approval. While staff expects the vast majority of applicants will prefer to process the PUD zoning and/or development request concurrently with the subdivision map request, the proposed code amendment allows for the rare instance when processing the subdivision map after the PUD may be desirable. Two titles of the Municipal Code are proposed for amendment: Title 18 (Zoning) and Title 19 (Subdivisions). Staff recommends modifying Title 18 to: • Remove the prohibition against concurrent processing of PUD zoning and/or development plan requests and subdivisions; and • Reference Title 19 - Subdivisions. The proposed changes to Title 19 would: • Clarify that the time limits imposed by the Municipal Code and State law related to the length of time the City has to review and take action on the subdivision map do not apply to applications where the subdivision map and land use amendment (e.g. General Plan Amendment, Specific Plan Amendment, PUD zoning request, etc.) are filed jointly (see proposed §§19.20.110.0 and 19.20.120.B); Page 2 of 4