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<br />B-12 | City of Pleasanton Sites Inventory and Methodology <br />percent of maximum density (see Appendix C, Development Standards Analysis). The City <br />encourages a mix of units and offers reduced parking rates for units with fewer bedrooms (see <br />Appendix C); however, some developers continue to elect lower densities based on market <br />demand. Programs have been included to encourage smaller units and higher densities, <br />including facilitating ADU production, allowing single-room occupancy units, offering incentives <br />for affordable housing projects, granting density bonuses, modifying City fees, reducing multi- <br />family parking requirements, and modification of standards in the multi-family (RM) zoning <br />districts. <br />B.2.4 Methodology <br />To create the adequate sites inventory, the City developed a comprehensive, iterative <br />methodology to screen parcels for near-term development. The methodology is comprised of <br />several phases described below. <br />Phase 1a: Vacant Sites that Allow Residential <br />The City identified all vacant parcels that allow residential (see Table B-4). Parcels were <br />determined to be vacant if they had an assessed land improvement value of zero with further <br />assessment based on year built and building square footage data, aerial imagery, and firsthand <br />knowledge. <br />Phase 1b: Nonvacant Sites that Allow Residential with Development Potential <br />Since land in zones where residential uses are allowed has been largely developed in <br />Pleasanton, nonvacant sites have also been included the sites inventory. Parcels that allow <br />residential uses were analyzed for redevelopment potential using two metrics: <br /> Residential Unit Development Potential - a metric that compares the number of <br />additional new units that could be built on each parcel given its maximum allowed <br />density and the number of existing units on-site. <br /> Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Development Potential - a metric that compares the additional <br />FAR that could be achieved on each parcel given its maximum allowed FAR and the <br />existing FAR. <br />If a nonvacant parcel could add at least triple the number of units and at least triple the FAR, <br />that parcel was determined to be suitable for site screening due to the substantial increase in <br />development that could be accommodated coupled with high market demand for housing. <br />Although some of the sites have existing residential uses, housing projects are being <br />developed that add residential units to parcels with existing residential units (while preserving <br />existing residential units). For example, two completed infill projects located at 4722 Harrison <br />Street and 4745 Augustine Street consist of two and three new apartments behind existing <br />single-family homes. A third project was approved in April 2022 to add three new units to a lot <br />containing an existing single-family home at 715 Rose Street. In addition, before being