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THE CITY OF Planning Commission mmatf Agenda Report i" w Itl�IfH nlnl!�� LEASANTON August 25, 2021 Item 6 SUBJECT: P21-0751, 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element Update APPLICANT: City of Pleasanton PURPOSE: Review and provide a recommendation for the draft housing sites selection criteria for the 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element Update EXHIBITS: A. Draft Sites Criteria for the 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element Update B. Sites Selection Criteria for the 4th Cycle (2007-2014) Housing Element STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Planning Commission review and provide a recommendation on the criteria to be used in the initial ranking, scoring and selection of sites to be considered in the 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element Update. SUMMARY Work is proceeding on the 6th Cycle (2023-2031) Housing Element Update, which among other components, will include an updated inventory of sites that can accommodate the City's Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA). Based on a preliminary evaluation of the capacity of existing sites that are zoned for residential development, there will be a need to identify additional locations for future re-zoning to allow for residential use, including sites suitable for both lower-income and market-rate housing. As an initial step in the sites inventory process, staff is seeking a recommendation from the Planning Commission to City Council on a list of criteria that can objectively be used to help evaluate and rank potential sites, with the goal of creating a refined list of sites that will be analyzed as part of the environmental review phase of the project. The sites criteria and overall sites selection process is proposed to follow a similar framework as was used in the 4th Cycle Housing Element, taking the criteria used in this previous cycle as a starting point, and updating and refining it as needed for the 6th Cycle process. Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 3 August 11. 2021 Committee, Task Force, etc.) Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 of 3 August 11, 2021 ce be required to be occupied by an active use); and 2) clarify policies related to vacancy such that the language specifically indicates the vacancy as commencing at the end of a lease; and to require evidence of marketing to include posting of a leasing sign at the site and an active listing; plus other measures to demonstrate proactive marketing of the tenant space. Additionally, the Commission recommended that as a future discussion item, consider expanding the range of non-active uses that would be allowed to occupy ground floor tenant spaces after a six-month long vacancy to, for example, potentially include Planning Commission Minutes Page 7 of 9 July 28, 2021 ibility would be allowed under the six-month vacancy if the percentage went from 60- to 100-percent. Ms. Clark explained that any use could be located on the property if the tenant space was vacant for more than six months. Planning Commission Minutes Page 6 of 9 July 28, 2021 the pros and cons of broadening the overlay and excluding personal services from active use. Ms. Clark stated it was not discussed at the most recent City Council or Planning Commission meetings but was discussed when the item was considered by the Chamber of Commerce and PDA. She stated other cities had allowed and some had excluded personal services. She summarized the discussion regarding massage businesses that arose during the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) update, and concerns then about an overabundance of personal services. She Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 9 July 28, 2021