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City of Pleasanton 2023-2031(6th Cycle)Housing Element Update City of Pleasanton Notice of Preparation Densities and Affordability Assumptions State Housing Law provides for a series of"default densities"which are zoning minimums that, if applied, can be assumed to yield lower-income housing units.12 For Pleasanton, the minimum default density for units to be counted as lower-income units in the inventory is 30 du/ac and between 20 and 29 du/ac to be counted as moderate-income units.Although the City may count all units in the inventory zoned at 30 units per acre or more as affordable or lower-income (or 20- 29 dwelling units per acre as moderate-income), it is not required to do so, and could assume that higher density projects would yield moderate or above moderate units as well. Table 2 summarizes the above density and affordability assumptions, for reference. Table 2: Affordability and Default Densities Income Level Potentially Accommodated in Inventory Above-Moderate Moderate Density Category Density Range Income Income Low Income Low Density 2-7 dwelling unit/acre X Low/Medium Density 8-14 dwelling unit/acre X Medium Density 15-25 dwelling unit/acre X High Density 30 plus dwelling unit/acre X X X Source:City of Pleasanton.2022.City Council Agenda:Item 10:Continued Housing Element Update:Sites Inventory Consideration.January 25. Density Ranges and Housing Types Development on most of the potential sites for rezoning would require a General Plan Amendment and would also require adopting a zoning designation that would allow the residential development in the range of densities as provided in Table 1. The proposed General Plan land use and zoning designation for each site are provided in Table 3 and Exhibits 5a and 5b, respectively. Table 3 also provides the physical changes anticipated on-site to accommodate housing. " "No net loss"provisions are a component of the Housing Accountability Act,which,whenever a project is approved with few units,or less affordability than cited in the Housing Element,requires findings to be made that adequate zoning capacity remains in the inventory to accommodate the units not built,or for the City to rezone additional sites to accommodate that number of units. FirstCarbon Solutions 10 nsus.gov/cedsci/table?q=population%20BY%20UNITS%20IN%20STRUCTURE&g=1600000US0657792&tid=ACSDT5Y 2019.B25033.Accessed:March 8,2022. " For Sites 15 and 21b,the low density,2.99,persons per household factor was utilized because that results in a higher population estimate, which presents a conservative population estimate.For ADUs,the high density,2.2,persons per household factor was utilized because ADUs are accessory units that,by their nature,house less people.Therefore,given the density classes being evaluated in this Program EIR, the high density persons per household factor is the most reasonable to utilize for ADU5. FirstCarbon Solutions 9 .The sites are numbered throughout this Program EIR consistent with the numbering provided by the City.Therefore,some numbers are missing because those sites were included in the initial evaluation but removed upon further City discussion. 3 The ADU estimate is based on the average past 5 years of actual production within the City of Pleasanton,which is consistent with HCD guidance.Given that the Program EIR considers the maximum number of units on the potential sites for rezoning,should any of the Housing Element Update policies facilitate the production of ADUs,any additional units over the 93 units would be accounted for within the evaluation because it is unlikely that all of the sites will develop at maximum density. ° The 2015-2023(5'h Cycle)Housing Element assumed 294 units at the property.Pursuant to AB 2923,and as evaluated in this Program EIR,the property would have a density of 75 dwelling unit/acre(du/acre),resulting in a total of 593 potential units,or 314 additional units to what was evaluated in the Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for the City of Pleasanton Housing Element and Climate Action Plan General Plan Amendment and Rezonings. ' Low density includes a density range of 2-7 du/acre Typical housing types include detached single-family units and duplexes. The medium density classes includes both low medium density and medium density.Low medium includes a density range of 8-14 du/acre. Typical housing types include small lot single-family homes,townhomes,and small-scale apartment buildings.Medium density includes a density range of 15-25 du/acre.Typical housing types include attached apartments,condominiums,and townhomes with surface parking. FirstCarbon Solutions 8