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ATTACHMENT 1 <br /> STATE OF CALIFORNIA-BUSINESS- .ONSUMER SERVICES AND HO 1 IN G ACIFNCY GAVIN N WSOM, Governor <br /> DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT <br /> DIVISION OF HOUSING POLICY DEVELOPMENT ' <br /> 2020 W. EI Camino Avenue,Suite 500 <br /> Sacramento,CA 95833 <br /> (916)263-2911 /FAX(916)263-7453 <br /> vmm.hcd.ca.00v <br /> April 10, 2023 <br /> Gerry Beaudin, City Manager <br /> City of Pleasanton <br /> 123 Main Street <br /> Pleasanton, CA, 94566 <br /> Dear Gerry Beaudin: <br /> RE: City of Pleasanton's 6t1 Cycle (2023-2031) Adopted Housing Element <br /> Thank you for submitting the City of Pleasanton's (City) housing element that was <br /> adopted January 26, 2023 and received for review on February 14, 2023. In addition, <br /> the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) considered <br /> revisions received on March 30, 2023. Pursuant to Government Code section 65585, <br /> subdivision (h), HCD is reporting the results of its review. Our review was facilitated by a <br /> conversation on March 21, 2023 with the City's housing element team. In addition, HCD <br /> considered comments from Farella Braun and Martell pursuant to Government Code <br /> section 65585, subdivision (c). <br /> The adopted housing element with revisions addresses most statutory requirements <br /> described in HCD's November 14, 2022 review; however, additional revisions are <br /> necessary to substantially comply with State Housing Element Law (Article 10.6 of the <br /> Gov. Code), as follows: <br /> 1. An inventory of land suitable and available for residential development, including <br /> vacant sites and sites having realistic and demonstrated potential for <br /> redevelopment during the planning period to meet the locality's housing need for <br /> a designated income level, and an analysis of the relationship of zoning and <br /> public facilities and services to these sites. (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (a)(3).) <br /> Identify actions that will be taken to make sites available during the planning <br /> period with appropriate zoning and development standards and with services and <br /> facilities to accommodate that portion of the city's or county's share of the <br /> regional housing need for each income level that could not be accommodated on <br /> sites identified in the inventory... (Gov. Code, § 65583, subd. (c)(1).) <br /> Suitability of Nonvacant Sites: To demonstrate the potential for redevelopment, <br /> the element generally screens sites utilizing indicators of potential (e.g., existing <br /> versus allowable floor area, building age) and site-by-site assessments (e.g., <br />