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City of Pleasanton NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY Draft Program Environmental Impact Report 6th Cycle Housing Element Date: October 20, 2022 Notice is hereby given that the City of Pleasanton has prepared a Draft Program Environmental Impact Report (Draft Program EIR) (SCH #2022040091) for the Housing Element, now available for review. Public comment on this document is invited for a 45-day period extending from October 20 to December 5, 2022. Additional information is provided below. PROJECT LOCATION: The Project encompasses all land within the City of Pleasanton, with the exception of two sites, totaling approximately 152 acres, located just outside the city limits, but within Pleasanton’s Sphere of Influence. The Housing Element plan area is within Alameda County and is generally bound to the west by Pleasanton Ridgelands; to the north by Interstate 580 (I-580) and the City of Dublin; to the east by unincorporated land, including existing and former quarry lands, and by the City of Livermore; and to the south by the San Francisco Water Department lands. Interstate 680 (I-680) runs north to south and bisects the western portion of the city. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project analyzed in this Draft Program EIR is the 6th Cycle 2023-2031 Housing Element (proposed plan), which is an update to the existing Housing Element required to comply with State law. The proposed plan includes adoption of policies and programs by the City of Pleasanton intended to improve, conserve and expand the housing inventory in order to meet regional housing needs, conserve existing neighborhoods, increase housing affordability, and remove potential governmental and non-governmental constraints to housing for lower‐income households and persons with special needs. It also includes the associated General Plan, Specific Plan, and PUD Development Plan amendments and rezoning to encourage and facilitate new housing construction within Pleasanton. The Draft Program EIR evaluates policies and programs that may result in environmental impacts. The proposed plan provides evidence of the City’s ability to accommodate the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) allocation through the year 2031 as established by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG); and identifies rezoning needed to reach the required housing capacity. The City’s final RHNA allocation is 5,965 units. After accounting for existing residential capacity and pipeline projects, Pleasanton has identified a total of 25 sites for potential rezoning to meet the RHNA allocation. The Draft Program EIR focuses on analyzing the sites identified in the proposed plan that could potentially be zoned for residential use (referred to as the “rezoning sites”). Assuming a maximum build out of housing on the potential sites for housing, the Draft Program EIR contemplates a maximum of 7,787 net new dwelling units and