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High Density: 30 du/ac and greater High density housing projects will generally comprise apartment or condominium units, with structured parking in podium- or wrap -style buildings. Several 30 du/ac projects were built following the adoption of the 5th Cycle Housing Element and include: The Vintage Apartments (3150 Bernal). 345 units on 11.5acres, a density of 30 du/ac. Galloway (southwest corner of Owens Drive and Willow Drive), 255 units on 8.4 acres, a density of 30 du/ac. Anton Hacienda (5725 W Las Positas), 168 units on 5.6 acres, a density of 30 du/ac. Given the high number of units in the City's RHNA, the Planning Commission may want to consider recommending zoning for greater than 30 du/ac to accommodate more units on fewer sites or to provide an opportunity to better encourage blended densities that would mix different building densities across Housing Element sites. The Planning Commission conceptually supported this concept at the September 8, 2021 workshop to review draft Objective Design Standards, which included a presentation from consultant Van Meter Williams Pollack (VMWP) on best practices and successful design outcomes for projects well above 30 du/ac. While there are limited examples of developments with density greater than 40 du/ac in Pleasanton, the Commission may look at the Vintage project at Stanley Boulevard and Valley/Bernal Avenues has an average density of 30 du/ac across the site, but has a podium building at the southeast corner of the site that yields approximately 40 du/ac. The Planning Commission was provided examples of projects with density greater than 30 du/ac from other communities, such as Redwood City and Mountain View, as part of the discussion during the September 8, 2021, meeting. These building generally can house their density in five to seven story structures, also with wrap- or podium -style structured parking. Although not every site is suitable or appropriate for density above 30 du/ac, selected locations, generally closer to freeways and major transit, may be suitable. PRELIMINARY SITES LIST AND INITIAL ANALYSIS Sites List Compilation — Initial Sten_ s The site selection process started by establishing and identifying criteria and a scoring system to initially evaluate all the prospective housing sites. The criteria and scoring were reviewed by the Housing Commission and Planning Commission in August, and the City Council provided final direction on the criteria in September. The final version of the criteria, and more detail on each of the criteria, is included in the Preliminary Sites Inventory - Data Summaries and Ranking for Sites Under Consideration as part of Exhibit A. Housing Element Update Planning Commission 9 of 19