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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 121 Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480022/FOF/21480022 Pleasanton Housing Element FOF.docx Another type of alternative to be considered includes consideration of what could reasonably be expected in the foreseeable future if the project is not approved, based on current land use plans/designations/zoning and consistent with available infrastructure and community services. The significant impacts of the proposed Housing Element Update are related to the residential development needed to meet identified objectives, both for the provision of housing to meet the needs of all economic segments of the community and to reduce VMT by improving the City’s jobs/housing balance. Thus, project alternatives, except the required No Project Alternative, represent various ways of increasing local housing opportunities compared with existing conditions. The RHNA requires accommodation of 5,965 total housing units in the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Cycle. No Project Alternative Under the No Project Alternative, the Housing Element would not be updated with new policies and no zoning or land use designation changes would occur. Future development would be in accordance with the current land use and zoning maps identified in the City of Pleasanton General Plan. The existing Housing Element (2051-2023) plans for an increase of approximately 10,800 new residents and an addition of 3,243 housing units. Under this alternative, the current goals, policies, and zoning would remain in place. Based on the discussion in the Program EIR and all other evidence before it, the City finds that the No Project Alternative does not meet the City’s fair share of the regional housing need to accommodate projected population growth and meet existing housing needs within the City. Nor does this alternative ensure capacity for development of new housing to meet the RHNA at all income levels. Additionally, this alternative does not advance the City’s objective to adopt a housing element that complies with California Housing Element Law and can be certified by the HCD. None of the proposed amendments would occur under this Alternative. Therefore, this Alternative would not provide adequate sites with corresponding density to meet the City’s RHNA allocation, inclusive of prior planning cycle carryover housing units. Under the No Project Alternative, the City would not meet its 6th Cycle RHNA. Thus, this Alternative would directly conflict with California Government Code § 65583, which stipulates that a jurisdiction must assess its housing element every eight years and identify adequate sites for housing and provide for the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community. The No Project Alternative also would not further the goal of improving the City’s jobs-housing balance and would have greater population and housing impacts compared to the proposed Housing Element Update. Based on the entire administrative record, the City finds that this Alternative does not advance the City’s objectives and therefore, the City rejects this alternative as infeasible. Alternative 1: Remove Select Industrial and Commercial Sites Alternative 1, Remove Select Industrial and Commercial Sites, would remove some of the industrially/commercially zoned sites from the sites inventory list. Industrial zoned land, and commercially zoned sites that allow for service commercial uses such as auto repair, is limited throughout the city, so this alternative aims to preserve the existing zoning on those properties. Some retail commercial sites are also excluded from this alternative, to reflect community concerns