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City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update CEQA Findings of Fact and Statement of Overriding Considerations 122 FirstCarbon Solutions Https://adecinnovations.sharepoint.com/sites/PublicationsSite/Shared Documents/Publications/Client (PN-JN)/2148/21480022/FOF/21480022 Pleasanton Housing Element FOF.docx about loss of local-serving retail. This alternative would result in a maximum development potential of 5,065 units in addition to the existing residential zoning (2,792 units) for a total of 7,857 units. The Remove Select Industrial and Commercial Sites Alternative would advance all of the project objectives, albeit with several advanced to a lesser degree due to the decrease in proposed units. However, although reduced compared to the proposed Housing Element Update, this alternative would result in the same significant and unavoidable impacts, and it would result in the development of fewer housing units and would not increase the inventory of land available for the development of housing to the same degree as the proposed Housing Element Update. Thus, this alternative would advance the project objectives to a lesser degree and is therefore rejected. Alternative 2: Transit-Oriented Focus Alternative Alternative 2, Transit-Oriented Focus, would focus on sites in proximity to transit for rezoning to residential use. This alternative would remove the higher VMT sites as potential sites for rezoning and instead focus new housing on sites that would result in relatively lower VMT, although some selected, higher VMT sites, including Sites 1 (Lester), 22 (Merritt) and 23 (Sunol Boulevard) were retained in the alternative, either because the City is actively processing development applications for them (Sites 1 [Lester] and 22 [Merritt]) or because the site is necessary to provide adequate sites to meet the RHNA (Site 23 [Sunol]). This alternative would result in a maximum development potential of 5,754 units in addition to the existing residential zoning (2,792 units) for a total of 8,546 units. The Transit-Oriented Focus Alternative would advance all of the project objectives, albeit with several advanced to a lesser degree due to the decrease in proposed units. However, the reduction in total units would not reduce project impacts to below a level of significance and it would result in the development of fewer housing units and would not increase the inventory of land available for the development of housing to the same degree as the proposed Housing Element Update. Thus, this alternative would advance the project objectives to a lesser degree and is therefore rejected. Alternative 3: Site Rankings Focus Early in the Housing Element process, the City Council approved a list of sites selection criteria to aid in the evaluation of potential sites. The sites were ranked based on: (1) site size and infill criteria, (2) proximity to modes of transportation, (3) proximity to services and amenities, (4) environmental impacts/hazards, (5) impacts to sensitive resources, (6) height and mass compatibility, and (7) interest in site. This was used to create the initial list of sites for consideration for rezoning. In formulating the alternative, and to further refine the list, consideration was also provided as to feasibility, neighborhood compatibility (e.g., adjacency to existing residential uses), and support expressed by the community during the process to develop the Draft Housing Element. For Alternative 3, Site Rankings Focus Alternative, sites that scored lower based on these considerations and resultant site rankings would be removed. This alternative would result in a maximum development potential of 4,917 units in addition to the existing residential zoning (2,792 units) for a total of 7,709 units.