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RESOLUTION NO. PC-2023-4 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br />PLEASANTON RECOMMENDING ADOPTION OF OBJECTIVE DESIGN <br />STANDARDS FOR QUALIFYING HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS <br />(CASE NO. P20-0989) <br />WHEREAS, a number of recent state laws limit review by local jurisdictions on <br />qualifying housing projects to standards that are objective and uniformly verifiable, <br />involving no personal or subjective judgement and are instead based on a uniform <br />benchmark or criterion available and knowable by both the project proponent and the <br />City prior to submittal of the housing application; and <br />WHEREAS, the Housing Accountability Act, Cal. Government Code section <br />65589.5, restricts the City of Pleasanton’s ability to deny or reduce the density of all <br />housing development projects that are consistent with objective development standards; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton seeks to adopt Objective Design Standards <br />to comply with recent State legislation, implement streamlined review processes for <br />qualifying housing projects at the density permitted on the site and proposed by the <br />development in accordance with State law, ensure that these projects align with the <br />City’s expectations and vision to maintain and support the character of Pleasanton, <br />provide a set of clear criteria to guide development, and establish an objective <br />framework by which a qualifying project will be evaluated; and <br />WHEREAS, such Objective Design Standards will be applicable to qualifying <br />housing development projects, as defined by the Housing Accountability Act, and as <br />mandatory standards applicable to all qualifying projects in accordance with State law; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Objective Design Standards are generally based upon the body <br />of regulations already contained in adopted City planning documents and the <br />Pleasanton Municipal Code, and will complement such existing adopted policy <br />documents in furtherance of the goals, policies, and actions of the General Plan, which <br />encourage high quality design and the quality of life that an enhanced built environment <br />fosters; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 11, 2023, staff provided the Planning Commission with <br />Objective Design Standards for Housing Element Sites and for residential projects in the <br />R-M, M-U, and C-C Districts under Case No. P20-0989 to establish objective design <br />standards for residential development in Pleasanton, as included as Attachment 1 and <br />Attachment 2 to this resolution; and <br />WHEREAS, on January 11, 2023, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed <br />public hearing and considered the written agenda report, relevant exhibits, <br />recommendations of City staff, and received testimony from interested parties; and