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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites <br />City of Pleasanton - 6 - DRAFT: December 14, 2022 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PART 2 <br />DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS <br /> <br />The following regulations establish quantitative standards in order to realize the desired building, open <br />space, and street character contained in the Design Standards. <br /> <br />In addition to the Design Standards described below; all multifamily residential development shall <br />satisfy other standards in this document relating to: <br />• The provision of pedestrian and bicycle connections (both private and public) <br />• Group Usable Open Space (Development Standards) <br />• Landscaped Paseos (A.6) <br />• Open Space, Landscaping and Lighting (A8, A9, and A10) <br />And shall also incorporate residential amenities such as play/activity areas, pools, water features, <br />fitness facilities, and community rooms. <br />Density: Each site has been identified for a range of density expressed in units per acre (see Table 2.1 <br />Housing Sites, for details). These densities are in addition to the on-site retail or service uses that the <br />City may approve as part of a mixed-use project, if such additional development was anticipated in the <br />Supplemental EIR, or as approved through any subsequent tiered environmental review. <br />Note: The City interprets the minimum residential density to be an average minimum density to be <br />met over the entirety of the project site (i.e., different portions of the site may have densities <br />that are either higher or lower, but the minimum density is met cumulatively across the <br />entire site). <br />Affordability: All development shall comply with the City’s Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance through <br />affordable housing agreements entered between the City and each developer. Affordable units will be <br />deed-restricted in perpetuity. The affordable housing agreements will be recorded and will run with the <br />land. Accessory Dwelling Units or Junior Accessory Dwelling Units shall not be permitted to count <br />towards meeting the IZO’s minimum inclusionary requirements <br />A target income mix of affordable rental units shall be as follows: <br />• A minimum of 25 percent of units at no more than 50% AMI (Very Low Income Units) <br />• A minimum of 25 percent of units at no more than 60% AMI (Low-Income Units) <br />• No more than 50 percent of units at no more than 80 % AMI (reflecting the low end of the Moderate <br />Income range (80-120% AMI) <br /> <br />For ownership units, unit prices shall be set at no more than 120% AMI. <br />Section 8 Rental Assistance Vouchers: Through the affordable housing agreements entered into <br />between the City and each developer, the developments will generally be required to accept HUD <br />Section 8 Rental Vouchers as a means of assisting qualified applicants. <br />Bedroom Mix of Affordable Units: For each project, a minimum of 10% of the total affordable units <br />will be three-bedroom units; a minimum of 45% of the total affordable units will be two-bedroom units; <br />and the remaining affordable units will be studio or one-bedroom units except that no more than 10 <br />percent of units may be studios. <br /> <br />