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• Policies or programs to address "affordability by design" and particularly to encourage more production of smaller, more affordable market rate units for the workforce and others; • Consideration of innovative, smaller -scale "missing middle" housing types that can integrate and provide housing opportunities in scale and character with Pleasanton's existing residential areas; • ADU streamlining, including pre -approved ADU designs; • New funding sources towards low-income housing programs; • Additional incentives or programs to encourage 100 percent affordable projects; • Evaluation of unique financing programs, such as Workforce Housing Program, run by the California Statewide Communities Development Authority (CSCDA), which supports local jurisdiction's acquisition and deed restriction of market -rate apartment projects; and • Review/update of the City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (IZO) to ensure it appropriately delivers affordable housing in conjunction with new market -rate residential development. Note that the City Council has previously reviewed a list of other, more global policy considerations for the Housing Element related to the sites inventory, such as having a geographic balance in the distribution of sites; consideration of appropriate density ranges and affordability assumptions for higher density sites; and strategies to address "no net loss" provisions of State law. These topics will be part of the sites inventory analysis and discussion that will be taking place later this year, since they factor heavily into the initial selection of sites, and related decisions about how to best formulate the inventory. Housina Commission and Plannina Commission Recommendations After receiving comments and input from the public, the Housing Commission and Planning Commission recommended the following policy considerations be brought back for future discussion and input: • Focus resources on programs and initiatives that provide the greatest benefit to the largest number of individuals and households. • Consider incentivizing tiny home projects, such as Goodness Village in Livermore • Consider providing ADU fee reductions if units are deed restricted at lower income levels • Consider prioritizing projects with higher percentage of affordable units beyond what is required in the IZO • Consider utilizing additional regional or state funding sources for affordable housing • Prioritize missing middle and affordable by design units Page 11 of 13