02 ATTACHMENT 1 - Laserfiche WebLink

City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations FirstCarbon Solutions 57 Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480022/FOF/21480022 Pleasanton Housing Element FOF.docx frequency transit and other services. Goal 6 requires the City to plan effectively for new development and to ensure housing is developed in a manner that keeps pace with available infrastructure and services. With respect to the sites zoned for densities above 30 du/acre, which includes the Dublin-Pleasanton BART station property, Policy 6.1 requires those properties to be dispersed throughout the community. The potential sites for rezoning were chosen based on seven criteria, and the high-density sites are dispersed throughout the city, in areas near public transit, major thoroughfares, shopping, and employment centers. Policy 6.3 encourages residential infill in areas where public facilities are or can be made to be adequate to support such development. As shown in Chapter 2, Project Description, many of the potential sites for housing are infill properties near transit and existing services. The Housing Element Update’s policies and programs support the objectives of the City and would not result unplanned direct or indirect population growth. Title 18, Zoning of the Municipal Code implements the General Plan and provides a precise guide for the physical development of the City consistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan. Future development consistent with the Housing Element Update would be subject to review and approval by the City, including environmental compliance review. Future development would be required to demonstrate consistency with the Housing Element Update (including rezonings, General Plan, and Specific Plan Amendments) and comply with requirements of the General Plan protecting against substantial unplanned growth and displacement of existing residential uses. Any indirect population growth associated with the Housing Element Update (i.e., jobs associated with the development of commercial space on Site 18 [Valley Plaza]) is already assumed and consistent with the growth projected in the Housing Element Update (Draft Program EIR, Page 3.12-15–17). Potential Effect Impact POP-2: Development consistent with the Housing Element Update, rezonings, and General Plan and Specific Plan Amendments would not displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere (Draft Program EIR, Page 3.12-18). Findings: Less than significant impact. Facts in Support of Findings: None of the potential sites for rezoning include existing housing, except for Sites 1 (Lester), 11 (Old Santa Rita Area), and 22 (Merritt). Site 1 (Lester) includes two existing single-family homes, Site 22 (Merritt) includes one single-family home, and Site 11 (Old Santa Rita Area) includes five non-conforming apartment units. It is unlikely that the home on Site 22 (Merritt) would be demolished. The proposed Housing Element could result in the demolition of the existing single-family homes and apartments on Sites 1 (Lester) and 11 (Old Santa Rita Area). Assuming 2.99 persons per household for the single-family homes, a low-density housing type, and 2.2 persons per household factor for the condominiums, a high-density housing type, it is assumed the existing residential uses on the potential sites for rezoning currently house 17 residents. In addition, pursuant to Program 3.6 of the Housing Element Update, the City would be required to replace housing units that are demolished with units affordable to the same or lower-income level as a condition of development. Furthermore, implementation of the Housing Element Update would result in the development of additional housing units at all affordability levels to support the city’s growing population and future housing demands, as specified in the RHNA, by rezoning all or some