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Planning Commission Page 4 of 10 Project Criteria A Project must be multifamily (five or more homes for sale or rent) and Project proponent must complete a Phase I environmental assessment (for hazardous materials) and mitigate as necessary. Developers must provide notice to commercial tenants and provide relocation assistance to certain qualifying independently owned commercial tenants. Labor Standards Prevailing wage is required to be paid, along with health care contributions. Projects with 50 units or more must use contractors who employ construction craft employees or let subcontractors for at least 1,000 hours. Development Requirements 100 Percent Affordable Housing Developments. For 100 Percent Affordable Housing Developments in Commercial Zones, the allowed residential density must meet or exceed density deemed appropriate to accommodate lower income individuals in the jurisdiction (in Pleasanton, 30 dwelling units/acre). Developments must meet applicable objective standards for the closest parcel to the project that allows multifamily residential use at the required density if the zoning for the site does not already allow for such density. A development must meet the objective standards for the existing zoning designation, in place at the time the application is submitted, except the minimum density must be allowed. Mixed-Income Developments. Mixed-Income projects may qualify for AB 2011 if they meet the above-noted affordability requirement and are located along “Commercial Corridors.” As defined in AB 2011, “Commercial corridor” means a “highway” (i.e. any non -freeway street or road, designed for vehicular travel) 2 of at least 70 feet and not greater than 150 feet. Along Commercial Corridors, development density is determined by certain factors, including whether the jurisdiction is classified as a “metropolitan” area, along with the parcel’s proximity to major transit stops. Per the applicable definition, Pleasanton is classified as a metropolitan jurisdiction. The following minimum standards would apply to qualifying mixed-income residential developments, depending on size and location: Density: • Sites less than one acre: 30 dwelling units/acre • Sites of one acre or more, on a commercial corridor less than 100 feet wide: 40 dwelling units/acre • Sites of one acre or more, on a commercial corridor more than 100 feet wide: 60 dwelling units/acre • All sites within 1/2 miles of a major transit stop: 80 dwelling units/acre. 2 Per AB 2011, “Commercial Corridor” means a highway, as defined in Section 360 of the Vehicle Code, that is not a freeway as defined in Section 332 of the Vehicle Code, and that has a right-of-way, as defined in Section 525 of the Vehicle Code, of at least 70 and not greater than 150 feet. Section 360 of the Vehicle Code defines “Highway” as “a way or place of whatever nature, publicly maintained and open to the use of the public for p urposes of vehicular travel. Highway includes street.”