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Table 2: 2014-2022 RHNA/2015-2023 Housing Element Current Progress <br /> Very Low Low Moderate Above <br /> Income Levels Moderate Total <br /> Income Income Income <br /> Income <br /> Building Permits Issued by Year Per Annual Progress Report (APR) <br /> o 2015 54 16 2 819 891 <br /> o 2016 128 21 10 228 387 <br /> o 2017 0 7 6 102 115 <br /> o 2018 (estimated) 25 28 7 38 98 <br /> Total 207 72 25 1,187 1,491 <br /> 2014-2022 RHNA (from 716 391 407 553 2,067 <br /> Table 1) <br /> Remaining RHNA 509 319 382 0 1,210 <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> Recent Changes to State Law <br /> The extensive housing legislation passed in 2017 (Housing Package) and <br /> supplemented in 2018 reflects the State's level of concern about the severity of the <br /> housing crisis. The focus in the recent legislation has been largely on holding local <br /> government accountable (particularly increasing reporting, monitoring and <br /> enforcement), reducing public review processes (streamlining), and identifying new <br /> funding sources. Of the 15 bills passed in 2017 and the follow-on bills passed in 2018, <br /> below is a brief summary of those that are most relevant and potentially impactful to Tri- <br /> Valley communities. A complete listing of all the housing-related legislation passed <br /> since 2016 is included in Attachment 1. <br /> Streamlined Approval (SB 35): SB 35 requires cities to "streamline" the approval <br /> process for housing developments if the jurisdiction has not issued sufficient building <br /> permits to satisfy its regional housing need by income category. A project would be <br /> eligible for ministerial approval if it complies with objective planning standards, meets <br /> specifications such as a residential General Plan designation, does not contain rental <br /> housing units, and pays prevailing wages. Additionally, projects must restrict 10 to 50 <br /> percent2 of its units to be affordable to households classified as having low income (i.e., <br /> less than 80 percent of the area median income). <br /> 2 Percentage determined by HCD,based on jurisdiction's performance towards meeting RHNA targets. Pleasanton <br /> is subject to the 50 percent affordability threshold for a project to be eligible for SB35 streamlining. <br /> Page 4 of 7 <br />