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2023-2031 Housing Element City of Pleasanton | 14  Implement standards consistent with AB 2923 and work with BART to facilitate housing development on the BART site (Program 1.3).  Update and monitor the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance to better meet housing policy objectives (e.g., production of housing for special needs groups such as seniors, etc.) (Program 2.1).  Identify and adopt specific practices and strategies to foster greater inclusivity and equity in access to all City programs and services, including housing and human services programs. This will include developing improved partnerships with community serving organizations, relationship building, and ensuring materials are available in a variety of media and languages (Program 7.4).  Implement a range of strategies to address the needs of the unhoused population and those at-risk of becoming unhoused, including a local or subregional (Tri-Valley) framework to complement that developed for Alameda County (Program 5.1).  Develop objective design standards citywide to help streamline development approvals and ensure quality and consistency in residential projects, including infill projects within and adjacent to existing residential neighborhood (Program 4.2).  The Donlon School Field (Area 3) was removed as a site for rezoning. 1.F Relationship to Other General Plan Elements The Housing Element is one of the 13 elements of the City’s General Plan, a long-range vision document that provides guidance for future development in Pleasanton. City Council adopted its General Plan in 20091. For the General Plan to provide effective guidance on land use issues, the goals, policies, and programs of each element must be internally consistent with other elements. This Housing Element builds upon the existing General Plan and is consistent with its goals and policies. Various Housing Element programs require Zoning Ordinance amendments, and some will require amendments to the General Plan for consistency. As those Housing Element programs are implemented, the General Plan will be amended concurrently to ensure consistency across planning documents. In the event an element of the General Plan is amended, the City will consider the impacts of the amendment on the other elements to maintain consistency across all documents. In addition, California Government Code Section 65302(g) requires safety elements to be updated related to fire risk and emergency evacuation routes upon the 6th Cycle revision of the Housing Element. Therefore, the City is underway with updating its Safety Element. SB 1000 (The 1 The Pleasanton General Plan 2005-2025 has been amended seven times since its adoption, most recently in August of 2019.