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DISCUSSION The Planning Commission staff report (Attachment 4) provides additional background information and a detailed discussion of the proposed project, including General Plan consistency; project development standards; architectural design; tree removal and replacement; and considerations related to biological resources, noise and air quality. Key elements of the analysis are summarized below. General Plan and Zoning The property currently has a General Plan land use designation of Rural Density Residential and a Zoning Designation of A (Agriculture) District. Both the General Plan and Zoning designations allow for 1 dwelling unit per 5 acres. The proposed development would have a density equivalent to one dwelling unit per 5 acres, conforming to the General Plan Land Use density requirements. Second units are not counted in residential density calculations per Pleasanton Municipal Code Section 18.106.030(B). In addition, the General Plan encourages residential projects on land designated Rural Density Residential to be clustered on lots of one acre or larger. The General Plan also encourages the use of PUDs for residential properties that have unique characteristics or to accommodate desirable development that does not fit under standard zoning classifications. The zoning for the project site would change from the A (Agriculture) District to the PUD-RDR (Planned Unit Development — Rural Density Residential) District for the residential lots and PUD-A/OS (Planned Unit Development — Agriculture/Open Space) District for the remaining church parcel. The 2-acre portion of the church site would be zoned PUD-A, while the remaining 9.9 acres of land would be zoned PUD-OS and be permanently preserved through a conservation easement. The proposed project will help to implement various goals, policies and programs in the City's General Plan Housing Element that actively promote the creation of new second units. Specific goals, policies and programs from the Housing Element that will be implemented through the creation of three second units within the project including the following: Policy 6: Actively p romote the creation of second units on single-family residential lots and their maintenance as sources of housing affordable to moderate-, low-, and very low-income households. Program 38.2: Encourage the development of second units and shared housing in R-1 zoning districts to increase the number of housing units while preserving the visual character within existing neighborhoods of single-family detached homes. Although the City will not control the rent of the second units, by virtue of their relatively small size, they would tend to be more affordable than larger stand-alone units, also known as "affordable by design." Development Standards and Architecture The proposed site development standards, including minimum setbacks, maximum building height, and maximum square-footage, are similar to those of the surrounding Page 5 of 8