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In August and September, staff also began to compile a list of prospective sites from various sources, including developer- and property owner- nominated sites, sites that have known interest in housing development, and sites identified by staff that may have redevelopment capacity based on their characteristics (such as location, size, and existing utilization/underutilization) and other analysis. The City sent letters to property owners of all preliminarily identified sites, notifying them of the City's consideration of their property and requesting they contact staff to discuss any comments or concerns. Staff has held several consultations with property owners to discuss the overall Housing Element update process and what rezoning of their properties would mean to their current and future property rights, as well as permitted uses; part of the consultation process has also been to clarify that at this stage, being considered for the Housing Element does not entitle or guarantee zoning to accommodate housing. To date, staff has not received notification of any property owner in opposition to be being considered for housing, although not every property owner has provided affirmative interest in residential development on their property. Staff will continue to attempt contacting and engaging with property owners throughout the remainder of the process, including providing written notification of upcoming meetings and hearings to discuss sites selection. Initial Housing Sites List Efforts to -date have yielded a total of 27 properties or areas to be considered for rezoning to allow residential development. Table 4 lists each site and summarizes additional information including site size, and potential capacity in various affordability categories (see detailed discussion below). As noted, each site has been assigned a preliminary density range, based on various factors including site location and context, size, and other considerations; potential capacity has been estimated based on an average density for the range. The list is keyed to a map, included in Exhibit A, organized geographically (i.e. the numbering does not reflect a ranking). Exhibit A, Preliminary Sites Inventory - Data Summaries and Ranking for Sites Under Consideration, provides an expanded summary and analysis of each site, including the lot or area size, existing uses, current zoning, current general plan designation, and other key attributes, opportunities, constraints or other factors that may weigh into its consideration. Unlike the 4th Cycle Housing Element cycle where only high-density sites were rezoned, staff has identified sites for consideration at high-, medium-, and low- densities. This is in part because of the range and diversity of sites brought forward by individual property owners, not all of which are suitable for high-density housing. It also broadens the options available to the City in identifying an inventory to meet not only the shortfall of sites to accommodate its lower- income RHNA, but also the remaining moderate or above moderate income housing needs, in a more even geographic distribution throughout Pleasanton. The list also includes two low-density housing projects (Lester and Merritt), which were discussed as part of the City Council work plan priorities and referred to the Housing Element process to determine if they should move forward for consideration for annexation and re- zoning. Three other low-density sites, the PUSD-owned properties at Donlon School, on Vineyard Avenue (Neal Property), and a site at St. Augustine's Church are also included, the former two at the request of PUSD. Housing Element Update Planning Commission 10 of 19