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<br />Sites Inventory and Methodology City of Pleasanton | B-3 <br />Section B.1 Introduction <br />B.1.1 Overview and Purpose <br />According to California Government Code §65580-65589, the Housing <br />Element must include an inventory of adequate sites that are zoned and <br />available within the planning period to meet the jurisdiction’s fair share of <br />regional housing needs across all income levels. The sites inventory, in <br />addition to projected accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and entitled or in <br />process development projects, assists in determining if the jurisdiction has enough developable <br />land to meet its Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), given its current regulatory <br />framework and market conditions. This Appendix details the sites inventory and supporting <br />analysis methodology and assumptions. <br />B.1.2 Regional Housing Needs Allocation <br />Jurisdictions must provide sufficient land to accommodate enough housing for all economic <br />segments of the community. Compliance is determined by the jurisdiction’s ability to provide <br />adequate development capacity through appropriate development regulations and land use <br />policies. The number of new units that must be accommodated is established through each <br />jurisdiction’s share of the region’s projected housing needs for the planning period. This share <br />for each jurisdiction is called the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). <br />The Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), a regional planning agency, is responsible <br />for distributing the RHNA to each jurisdiction within its nine-county region. The RHNA is <br />distributed by income category. For the 2023-2031 Housing Element update, Pleasanton is <br />allocated a RHNA of 5,965 units as follows: <br /> Very Low Income (less than 50 percent of AMI): 1,750 units (29 percent) <br /> Low Income (50 to 80 percent of AMI): 1,008 units (17 percent) <br /> Moderate Income (80 to 120 percent of AMI): 894 units (15 percent) <br /> Above Moderate Income (greater than 120 percent of AMI): 2,313 units (39 percent) <br />For this Housing Element planning period, January 31, 2023 through January 31, 2031, the <br />City must ensure the availability of adequate residential sites to accommodate these units. This <br />Appendix provides an overview of the methodology used to evaluate the adequacy of sites <br />within Pleasanton and identifies such sites for future residential development to fulfill the City’s <br />share of regional housing needs. <br />