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2. Waive second reading and adopt the draft ordinance, find the subject code amendment consistent with the General Plan, and approve Case P20-0412, amendment to the Pleasanton Municipal Code as shown in Attachment 1; 3. Direct staff to further research a program to develop preapproved prototypical ADU designs, and, with City Manager's authorization, move forward with a program if determined appropriate and as resources allow. Alternatively, the City Council could make further clarifying revisions to the Draft Ordinance, as outlined in the "Discussion" section, and recommend the Ordinance be revised accordingly and brought back for a final second reading. FINANCIAL STATEMENT No fiscal impact to the City or public service is anticipated with this amendment to the municipal code. BACKGROUND As noted, on January 19, 2021 the City Council voted, 4-1, to adopt the ordinance, with the clarification that no second story ADUs, attached or detached, be allowed. Staff has incorporated changes to the ordinance to reflect this direction, included as Attachment 1, for adoption by the Council at this meeting. In conjunction with these revisions, staff notes some points that are worthy of clarification with respect to second story ADUs and the changes reflected in Attachment 1; these are addressed in Part A of the "Discussion" section below. In addition, since the January 19 meeting, questions and comments staff received suggest it may be beneficial to make some additional clarifying revisions to the draft ordinance. At the City Council's direction, such revisions could be incorporated into the ordinance, in which case it would be returned to the City Council for a final second reading and adoption. The specific revisions are outlined further in Part B of the "Discussion" section. The last section of the "Discussion" section is about the City potentially providing prototypical designs for ADUs that meet State law with the objective of streamlining the City's review and providing a benchmark of preferred architectural styles and detailing. DISCUSSION A. Two-Story ADUs: Clarification of Revisions to Ordinance On January 19, the City Council discussed provisions of the Ordinance regarding two- story ADUs at some length. Absent the ability to conduct discretionary review on ADUs, City Council directed that two-story ADUs (both as two-story additions to the primary structure and two-story detached ADUs) be prohibited citywide. Notwithstanding this direction, pursuant to State law, the City must allow both of the following: 1. An ADU up to 16 feet in height, which could potentially accommodate two stories. Although these instances are likely to be limited due to minimum floor-to-ceiling Page 2 of 6