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determining compliance of a proposed project with adopted City development standards <br /> and design guidelines. It emphasizes the need for those standards and guidelines to be <br /> clear, objective, and easily interpreted by all. <br /> AB 1505 (The Palmer Fix) <br /> This bill is known as the "the Palmer Fix." Since the Court of Appeals 2009 decision in <br /> Palmer/Sixth Street Properties v. City of Los Angeles, most local agencies have not <br /> been able to require affordable housing in rental projects. This bill provides <br /> authorization for these requirements, so long as an alternate means of compliance, <br /> such as in lieu fees, is also provided. The restrictions imposed by the Palmer case has <br /> not been an issue for Pleasanton as the City has been able to satisfactorily negotiate <br /> affordable components of all proposed projects. <br /> AB 1521 (Enhanced Preservation Notice Law) <br /> This bill strengthens the existing Preservation Notice Law by requiring sellers of a <br /> subsidized housing development to accept an offer from a qualified buyer if specified <br /> requirements are met. This law also provides HCD with additional tracking and <br /> enforcement responsibilities. This bill could assist the City in maintaining affordable <br /> units at such time as below market rent restrictions are about to expire on older <br /> affordable housing projects. <br /> AB 571 (Farmworker Housing) <br /> This bill allows individual farmworker housing projects to qualify for more public funding <br /> and allows projects with 50 percent of units for farmworkers (instead of 100 percent) to <br /> qualify, making these types of projects more financially viable. This is not likely to be an <br /> issue in Pleasanton. <br /> CONCLUSION <br /> There continues to be significant interest at the State level in addressing the Statewide <br /> housing issue, and a high likelihood that additional legislation will be forthcoming. Staff <br /> is currently monitoring SB 827 which is working its way through the legislature, and <br /> which has the potential to allow private for-profit housing developers to take advantage <br /> of relaxed standards for housing densities, parking requirements, and design review <br /> standards within one-half mile of a "major transit stop," or within one-quarter mile of a <br /> "high-quality transit corridor," potentially in contradiction of the City's adopted General <br /> Plan and other land use regulations and guidelines. Staff will continue to monitor this <br /> item in coming months, as well as future legislative changes. <br /> Staff anticipates starting discussions and holding informational public outreach <br /> regarding the next housing element and RHNA cycle in the 2020/2021 timeframe, <br /> during which this (and any other changes to housing law) will be discussed. <br /> Page 8 of 9 <br />