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A Noice of Preparation, Exhibit A, was distributed on April 6, 2022. As discussed further below,
<br /> this s oping meeting provides the Planning Commission and the public the opportunity to
<br /> provice written and verbal comments on the scope and content of the EIR.
<br /> Hous n• Element U•date
<br /> Work has been underway on the City's 6th Cycle Housing Element Update, which among other
<br /> comp•nents, must identify potential sites suitable for redesignation and/or rezoning to
<br /> acco modate housing needs of all segments of the community. Together with existing sites
<br /> zones, for residential use, the sites must accommodate an assigned number of housing units,
<br /> identi ied as the City's Regional Housing Need Allocation (RHNA). In December 2021, the
<br /> Asso, iation of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Final RHNA report confirmed Pleasanton's 6th
<br /> Cycl: RHNA at 5,965 units, which consists of 2,758 Lower-Income, 894 Moderate-Income, and
<br /> 2,31 Above-Moderate Income units.
<br /> Basel on a preliminary evaluation of the capacity of existing sites zoned for residential
<br /> devel•pment and "pipeline projects" (i.e., planned/entitled development projects), the City
<br /> deter fined there is a shortfall between the RHNA and the existing capacity for housing within
<br /> the C ty. As such, the City identified a need for additional locations to allow for residential use
<br /> throu!h rezoning, including sites suitable for both lower income and market-rate housing. In
<br /> Sept:mber 2021, City staff began to compile a list of prospective sites from various sources,
<br /> inclu•ing developer- and property owner-nominated sites, sites that have known interest in
<br /> housi g development, and sites that may have redevelopment capacity based on their
<br /> char.cteristics (e.g., location, size, and existing utilization or underutilization) and other
<br /> analysis. The sites were individually assigned various density ranges (i.e., high-, medium-, and
<br /> low-d-nsity), which could meet both the City's lower-income RHNA as well as market-rate
<br /> housi g needs.
<br /> City - aff presented the initial list of potential housing sites for consideration to the Planning
<br /> Com ission (November 10th and December 15th); to the Housing Commission (November
<br /> 18th); and at a Community Meeting (December 1St). As discussed during those meetings, the
<br /> sites .election process entails a progressive narrowing or refinement of the inventory list. At
<br /> this r:d latively early stage, a broader inventory of sites was recommended to be identified, with
<br /> a tot.l capacity beyond the RHNA shortfall estimate providing flexibility to adjust the list as the
<br /> prole, t moves through various stages of review. Those stages include CEQA, public review,
<br /> and r-view by the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD). Prior to the
<br /> final .doption of the Housing Element in early 2023, the City Council has the ability and
<br /> discr:tion to decide the final list of sites to include in the inventory.'
<br /> The Planning Commission recommended to the City Council an initial list of 24 potential sites
<br /> for inclusion in the CEQA analysis and for consideration as part of the Site Inventory for the
<br /> Hous ng Element Update. On February 8, 2022, the City Council recommended an initial list of
<br /> 25 sites to be included at this stage. All the sites, aside from Sites 1 and 22, are located within
<br /> the incorporated area of the city. Sites 1 and 22 are just outside of the city limit, but within the
<br /> 1 In co icept, the City Council could opt to include, in the inventory more sites than strictly necessary to meet the
<br /> RHNA-this approach is being taken by some cities in light of the more stringent"no net loss" provisions of state
<br /> law. However, this decision would rest with the City Council, among its considerations when adopting the Housing
<br /> Eleme it.
<br /> Housing Element Update, P21-0751 Planning Commission
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