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1. Universal Design Ordinance & Checklist— Standards for Primary Floor Bathroom. Modify the mandatory to install versus mandatory to offer accessibility features items for bathrooms located on the primary entry level/floor. 2. Accessibility Conditions for Multi-Family Residential Development. Reduce the minimum hallway requirement (item d above) and require a minimum percentage of roll-in showers (item p above). GENERAL PLAN CONFORMITY The City's General Plan includes the following policies that support the proposed amendments to the PMC: Housing Element Attain a variety of housing sizes, types, densities, Goal 1 designs, and prices which meet the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community. Housing Element Promote fair and equal access to housing for all Policy 42 persons regardless of race, color, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or family status. Housing Element Provide for the special-housing needs of large Policy 43 households, the elderly, persons with disabilities including development disabilities, extremely low- income households, the homeless, farmworkers, and families with single-parent heads of households. Community Character Element Maintain, enhance, and protect the quality, Policy 17 character, and distinctiveness of residential neighborhoods. Community Character Element Promote facilities and activities that accommodate Policy 23 community and family use and accommodate persons of all physical abilities. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of this item has been published in The Valley Times and was noted in the Pleasanton Weekly as an upcoming agenda item for this City Council meeting. Staff also contacted residential developers in the area to inform them regarding the proposed ordinance. At the time this report was prepared, staff had not received comments regarding the proposed code amendments. Page 6 of 7