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Given the design considerations incorporated in the project, proposed landscaping, and surrounding context of the site, staff finds the building design and massing appropriate for the site. Growth Management Agreement The City's Growth Management Ordinance (GMO) regulates the number of residential building permits that can be issued each year to assure a predictable growth rate while providing housing consistent with the City's General Plan Housing Element. The GMO currently allows a total of 235 Growth Management Unit Allocations to be issued per year. The proposal is to add three units, as such, the net increase on the lot is three, which would be within the total allocation available for 2022. Condition of approval No. 4 of Exhibit A requires the property owner to secure Growth Management approval prior to obtaining construction permits. PROJECT SITE ALTERNATIVES The subject lot is a legally created parcel, whose zoning allows for multi-family units. As outlined in the analysis section, staff believes the project's density, development standards, architecture, site design, and landscaping, as proposed and conditioned, would be compatible with other single- and multi-family homes in the vicinity and not create adverse impacts, and recommends the Planning Commission approve the project as proposed and conditioned. However, alternatives to the proposal which could be considered by the Planning Commission include: 1. No project, under which the site would not be further developed in the near-term; or 2. Approve the Design Review plan with modifications. The Planning Commission could approve the project with modifications to the development standards, architecture, landscaping, or other site improvement changes. Since staff believes the project will not adversely impact any properties or the surrounding area, and the project has been designed to be compatible with the existing home on-site and homes in the neighborhood, staff recommends neither of the two project alternatives be pursued. DESIGN REVIEW CRITERIA PMC Section 18.20 sets forth Design Review Criteria. These criteria are set forth in the draft Resolution included as Exhibit A, and includes preservation of natural beauty, relationship of the proposed buildings with the streetscape and surroundings, compatibility of architecture, among other criteria. As described in Exhibit A and based on the information and analysis provided in this report, staff recommends the Commission make the required findings to approve the project. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of this application was sent to surrounding property owners and tenants within a 1,000-foot radius of the site, and the Pleasanton Heritage and Downtown Improvement Associations. At the time this report was published, staff had not received any public comments. P19-0410, 715 Rose Avenue Planning Commission 10 of 11 g complexes should be designed to follow the rhythm and scale of the surrounding homes; • Duplexes or triplexes located behind single-family homes are preferred over large-scale structures to maintain the small-town character of Downtown neighborhoods and to retain the single-family residential streetscape; P19-0410, 715 Rose Avenue Planning Commission 8of11 y, especially for residential. She requested more data on the expenditure of funding and what percentage was directed at adding more housing versus the other programs, because HCD was looking at the number of built units. She stated it was worth exploring a housing overlay zone but the ordinance should align with State law for short term. Planning Commission Minutes Page 5 of 7 February 9, 2022 a business person would be equal with building a unit and paying an IZO. Ms. Clark explained the basis for the inclusionary zoning requirement, and the amount of the low-income housing fee were different and therefore, there was a disjuncture between the two fees (i.e. the in-lieu fee does not cover 100 % of the cost of constructing an affordable unit). Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 of 7 February 9, 2022