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Policy 4: Allow development consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map. Residential Policy 9: Develop new housing in infill and peripheral areas which are adjacent to existing residential development, near transportation hubs or local- serving commercial areas. Policy 10: Provide flexibility in residential development standards and housing type consistent with the desired community character. Program 10.1: Use planned unit development (PUD) zoning for residential properties that have unique characteristics or to accommodate development that does not fit under standard zoning classifications. General Plan - Housing Element 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 14: Provide adequate locations for housing of all types and in sufficient quantities to meet Pleasanton's housing needs. Policy 34: Encourage the preservation of historically and architecturally significant residential structures citywide including in the Downtown area, pursuant to the General Plan and the Downtown Specific Plan. Policy 38: Strongly encourage residential infill in areas where public facilities are or can be made to be adequate to support such development. Program 36.1: Maintain existing zoning of infill sites at densities compatible with infrastructure capacity and General Plan Map designations. Downtown Specific Plan Land Use Goal: Preserve the character and development traditions of the Downtown while improving upon its commercial and residential viability. Objective 1: Retain the small -town scale and physical character of the Downtown through the implementation of appropriate land use and development standards. Policy No. 15 Initiate an amendment to Municipal Code Section 18.84 to limit building height in all residential zoning districts in the Downtown (including future Planned Unit Development Districts) to not more than two stories and not more than 30 feet. Staff finds that the project complies with the General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan land use designations of High Density Residential. As indicated above, the project would also promote goals, policies, and programs related to encouraging appropriate infill development, different types of housing, and transit - compatible development. P16 -1201, PUD -120, & TRACT 8326 Planning Commission 13 of 32