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Figure 6: Proposed Elevations *km-.•. ABIEB - in ,� 0000aoao - oa0000ao Front(north) Elevation Side(west) Elevation =-.■, EN III • Rear(south) Elevation ANALYSIS Legal Overview The California legislature has long encouraged accessory dwelling units as a way to address a variety of housing needs and for providing affordable housing options for family members, students, the elderly, in-home health care providers, and others. In 2017, the legislature adopted several new bills to further streamline approvals of ADUs and to limit local governments' ability to restrict the ability of homeowners to create ADUs. While local governments are prohibited from precluding ADUs, the legislature did allow for limited design review, e.g., consideration of height, setbacks, lot coverage, the maximum size of a unit, and standards that would prevent adverse impacts of any real property listed in the California Register of Historic Places. Chapter 18.106 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code outlines what standards may be applied to ADUs and specifies that ADUs are subject to the City's design review procedures as set forth in PMC Chapter 18.20. In conducting design review of ADUs, therefore, the City must consider the overriding objectives of State law to facilitate, and not preclude ADUs. In other words, it would be problematic if the outcome of the design review process were to effectively deny or preclude construction of an ADU that was otherwise conforming to the applicable development standards. Here, the design review process applies because the proposed ADU is over ten feet in height. The Zoning Administrator typically reviews and approves Design Review applications, with an appeal of the Zoning Administrator's decision referred to the Planning Commission for consideration. P19-0130 Planning Commission 8 of 15 sion. Minutes of the Zoning Administrator's hearings are attached as Exhibit D. SITE AND AREA DESCRIPTION The subject property is in the Pheasant Ridge development, located south of Bernal Avenue, between Bernal Park and 1-680. The existing residential neighborhood has a mix of one and two-story homes. Please refer to Figure 1 for the project location and surroundings. P19-0130 Planning Commission 2 of 15 ing a speaker card for that item. 1. Approve the meeting minutes of October 23, 2019 MEETING OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 2. Public Comment from the audience regarding items not listed on the agenda — Speakers are encouraged to limit comments to 3 minutes. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND OTHER MATTERS 3. P19-0130, Niraj and Harsha Gandhi, Appellants; Nadia & Fayyaz Malik, Applicants —Appeal of the Zoning Administrator's approval of an Administrative Design Review for the construction of an approximately 480-square-foot second story addition and exterior stairway (to accommodate an accessory dwelling unit) at the existing two-story residence at 7218 Moss Tree Way. Zoning for e existing two-story residence at 7218 Moss Tree Way. Zoning for