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Memo to Pleasanton City Council and Planning Commission <br /> Supplemental Memo- Stoneridge Mall Framework <br /> December 15,2022 <br /> distributing or spreading the housing more evenly would help to avoid concentrating impacts in <br /> one particular area. <br /> Staff has also been in discussion with the various mall property owners,who will ultimately need <br /> to come to agreement with each other,and the City,on the ultimate land use plan for the mall, <br /> for which the current process is helping to set the stage. Mall owners have repeatedly <br /> emphasized the theme of an equitable distribution of housing among the various sites and <br /> ownerships. Simon Property Group,as the largest single owner of property at the mall,has <br /> requested that the distribution or allocation of housing be,as far as possible,proportionate to <br /> their ownership interest. Other common concerns include retaining as much flexibility as <br /> possible to create feasible projects that serve the overall functioning of the mall properties <br /> collectively,and to address constraints; and for the retail owner/operators in particular,the <br /> importance of maintaining the vibrancy and health of the existing retail operations. <br /> Based on the public and property owner input,evaluation of traffic and other constraints, staff <br /> finds that, among the draft concept scenarios,Draft Scenario 1, Scattered Mixed-Use Housing <br /> best responds to these considerations and recommends its housing distribution be incorporated <br /> into the Housing Element. <br /> This scenario provides each owner and site with an equal 288 units,through which Simon <br /> Property Group would receive two such allocations reflecting its larger proportionate property <br /> share, and resulting in an equitable distribution among the owners. Since the housing sites would <br /> be"spread out"within the mall area,the impacts of the residential uses would also be dispersed, <br /> preserving access to and vehicular parking around the mall core. This dispersed option also <br /> allows view corridors, and access to various areas of the mall to remain where there is no <br /> housing, and to ensure that each side of the mall contains a quality open space amenity. This <br /> alternative also provides opportunities, longer terms,to integrate and mix other others among <br /> new housing projects,or develop other features (e.g.,a shared parking structure, if economically <br /> feasible)that could mutually benefit various owners and the public more broadly). <br /> While this initial distribution is recommended for inclusion in the Housing Element, staff also <br /> recommends that the City Council allow for flexibility, as additional planning is completed, and <br /> development plans assembled by the owners, for placement of housing projects within individual <br /> parcels, and potentially among or between parcels,as long as the key planning objectives of the <br /> Framework are met. If supported by the City Council,the Framework would include such <br /> language, and guiding principles and policies drafted for consideration by the Planning <br /> Commission and City Council based on input from tonight's joint meeting,to guide future <br /> planning. <br /> Attachments <br /> A. December 8,2022,Community Meeting Summary <br /> B. September 26, 2022,Joint Planning Commission and Community Meeting Summary <br /> C. Public Comments Received Until December 15, 2022 <br />