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