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Objective Design Standards for Housing Sites City of Pleasanton - 5 - DRAFT: December 14, 2022 E. Project Review and Approval Procedures All development applications for the identified housing sites will be reviewed by the City through the Planned Unit Development (PUD) procedure as defined in PMC Chapter 18.68, except that such procedures shall be modified as follows: Review of projects shall be limited to the evaluation of compliance of the project to the applicable objective design standards established in this document, environmental mitigation measures, and applicable objective standards as identified in other adopted City plans and documents including, but not limited to, the General Plan, applicable Specific Plan(s) or Planned Unit Development Plan, and the Pleasanton Municipal Code. The approving body for such compliance review shall be the Planning Commission, with such decision appealable to the City Council in accordance with the procedures established in PMC Section 18.68.190. The City Council may also elect to review the decision of the Planning Commission in accordance with the review procedures set forth in the PMC. The above procedures shall not apply to projects or sites for which legislative action, such as annexation, is required, with such projects subject to the City’s standard PUD process/procedures. MSR note: to ensure this process is actually streamlined, "PUD conformance" should involve City planning staff and not Planning Commission approval. This is appropriate because review will apparently only involve confirmation that a project complies with objective design standards and not involve discretionary policy determinations. We also recommend changing the name of this process from "PUD conformance" to "housing site plan conformance" or "development plan review" so as not to confuse the process with the more time- consuming procedure traditionally associated with an actual PUD rezoning process. Page: 9 Author: TZB Subject: Callout Date: 12/19/2022 3:49:48 PM MSR note: to ensure this process is actually streamlined, "PUD conformance" should involve City planning staff and not Planning Commission approval. This is appropriate because review will apparently only involve confirmation that a project complies with objective design standards and not involve discretionary policy determinations. We also recommend changing the name of this process from "PUD conformance" to "housing site plan conformance" or "development plan review" so as not to confuse the process with the more time-consuming procedure traditionally associated with an actual PUD rezoning process. Attachment 4 - ODS Public Comments - 01-26-23 CC - Page 9