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DRAFT 2023-2031 Housing Element City of Pleasanton | 52 Program 5.7 To facilitate reasonable accommodation requests and approvals, the City will amend two Zoning Ordinance findings to clarify intent while ensuring health and safety objectives are maintained. The two reasonable accommodation findings are related to fundamental alterations in the nature of a City program or law and potential impacts on surrounding uses (Municipal Code 18.86.060.A.4 and 5). The City will also promote reasonable accommodations in a variety of languages and formats to raise awareness and encourage requests to accommodate housing for persons with disabilities. • Responsible Agency: Planning Division • Time Period: June 2024 (amend Zoning Ordinance); prepare and distribute informational material on reasonable accommodations (December 2024) • Funding Source: Planning Division Budget • Quantified Objective: Approve three reasonable accommodation requests by January 2031 Goal 6: Plan effectively for new development and ensure housing is developed in a manner that reduces its environmental impacts, keeps pace with available infrastructure and services, improves the quality of life for existing and new residents, and is compatible with existing development and adjacent uses. Policies Policy 6.1 Disperse high-density housing throughout the community, in areas near public transit, major thoroughfares, shopping, and employment centers, and ensure that livability is considered when considering proposals for high density residential developments, including open space, amenities, and facilities for the intended occupants. Policy 6.2 Seek to improve the local jobs-housing balance and match and increase the percentage of residents that both live and work in Pleasanton, by accommodating additional housing within the City and facilitating the provision of housing at affordability levels that match local wages, including households with lower-wage jobs.