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4. AHOZ. Staff does not have a recommendation on this item, but the City Council could consider whether the further study of an AHOZ for 100% affordable housing should be included as a program in the Housing Element. Planninq Commission: Some members of the Planning Commission supported exploring this concept in greater detail, whereas others thought an overlay would add unnecessary complexity to the City's requirements. Housing Commission: The Housing Commission generally expressed interest in exploring the concept of an AHOZ. 5. Define, "Workforce housing." Workforce housing has been discussed during the Housing Element update at various stages but has yet to be defined. Staff recommends that the City Council review the two draft definitions provided in this report and provide direction regarding a definition. Planning Commission: The Planning Commission recommended that a definition not be established for "workforce housing," since it could inadvertently leave out certain populations or have other unintended implications. Housinq Commission: The Housing Commission supported defining, "workforce housing" as Option 1 as identified in this agenda report, with the modification that it specify employees, households, and wages for Pleasanton. 6. Streamline ADU production. Staff recommends including one or more strategies to encourage construction of ADUs. One of the objectives after adopting the ADU ordinance was to strategize on how to streamline ADU production. An approach that some jurisdictions have taken is to secure the services of a local architect or design firm to provide the public with preapproved plan sets for ADUs so that a property owner does not bear the cost and time associated with obtaining design and construction plans. After speaking with staff from other cities that have taken this approach, staff has learned that it's involved a relatively high degree of cost and effort, thus, staff recommends considering alternative approaches, such as having companies that specialize in ADUs provide plans for the City to pre -approve, as opposed to the City hiring a design team to prepare the plans. The City of Fremont is taking this approach, building a roster of companies who have pre -approved plans available, and reducing fees for review when applicants choose to use them. Staff also recommends including a policy to encourage or require new single- family residential subdivisions to include ADUs in a proportion of lots, where it is appropriate and feasible to do so. Planning Commission: The Planning Commission expressed support for streamlining ADU production but also cautioned that ADUs alone are not likely to produce adequate amounts of affordable housing. Housing Commission: The Housing Commission agreed with the Planning Commission, and further suggested that more new single-family subdivisions Page 14 of 16