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City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations FirstCarbon Solutions 51 Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480022/FOF/21480022 Pleasanton Housing Element FOF.docx many of the potential site for housing propose exactly this type of strategy, with redevelopment of existing, underutilized commercial properties. Policy 2.3 would advance the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance by requiring each residential and nonresidential development to which the Ordinance applies to include its pro rata share of housing needs for lower- and moderate-income households or, if the Ordinance criteria are met, to contribute to the Lower Income Housing Fund or propose alternative methods to facilitate the construction of housing affordable to these groups. Moreover, Policy 5.6 improves the quality of housing choices for all residents by encouraging the development of residential units that are accessible to persons with disabilities or are adaptable for conversion to residential use by persons with disabilities. Program 5.3 helps to implement this policy by providing regulatory incentives, such as expedited permit processing in conformance with the Community Care Facilities Act and fee reductions where the development would result in an agreement to provide below-market housing or services. Further, the City provides fee reductions per Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 18.86 (Reasonable Accommodations) on the basis of hardship. Furthermore, the potential sites for rezoning were determined through a site evaluation performed by the City, based on seven different criteria that considered the 35 strategies set forth in Plan Bay Area 2050. These criteria include the following: (1) site size and infill criteria, (2) proximity to modes of transportation, (3) proximity to services and amenities, (4) environmental impacts/hazards, (5) impacts on sensitive resources, (6) height and mass compatibility, and (7) interest in site. City of Pleasanton General Plan, PUD, and Specific Plan Consistency: Development on most of the potential sites for rezoning would require a General Plan Amendment. Development within Hacienda on Sites 5 (Laborers Council), 7 (Hacienda Terrace), 8 (Muslim Community Center), 9 (Metro 580), and 29 (Oracle), could also require an Amendment of the Hacienda PUD Plan. Development of Site 27 (PUSD-Vineyard) could also require amendment of the Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan. The proposed General Plan, PUD, and Specific Plan Amendments would be consistent with widely accepted planning principles of facilitating logical and orderly growth, ensuring compatibility with surrounding uses, and ensuring internal consistency among the goals and policies of the General Plan, Hacienda PUD Plan, and Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan. When a project entails an amendment to a general plan or specific plan, inconsistency with the existing designation provided in a General Plan or specific plan is an element of the project itself, which then necessitates a legislative policy decision by the agency and does not signify a potential environmental effect. Moreover, as the City receives development applications for subsequent development consistent with the Housing Element Update, those applications would be reviewed by the City for compliance with the goals, policies, and programs of the General Plan and Hacienda PUD Plan and Vineyard Avenue Corridor Specific Plan, as applicable. As such, if approved, the proposed General Plan, PUD, and Specific Plan Amendments would serve as a self-mitigating aspect of the Housing Element Update that would correct conflicts that would otherwise exist. Zoning: All the potential sites for rezoning would be rezoned to allow for residential development under a PUD district, subject to conformance with an established set of Objective Design Standards. The Dublin-Pleasanton BART station property is currently zoned Planned Unit Development-Mixed Use (PUD-MU), but allowable density would increase in line with that required to be permitted