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Pleasanton 2023-2031 Housing Element August 2023 Revisions 4. Allow low barrier navigation centers by-right in all areas zoned for mixed-uses and nonresidential zones permitting multi-family uses, consistent with AB 101 (Government Code §65660 et seq.). 5. Amend the emergency shelter requirements in the Zoning Ordinance to be consistent with the state law (i.e., the required parking shall only be the number necessary to accommodate shelter staff and the maximum separation requirement cannot exceed 300 feet), including Government Code Section 65583(a)(4) as amended by AB 2339 (Emergency Shelters Act of 2023) (e.g., emergency shelter definition, etc.). 6. Amend the definition of"family" in the Zoning Ordinance to remove the description of relation by blood or marriage(e.g., "Family" means one or more persons living together in a dwelling unit with common use of all living, kitchen, and eating areas within the dwelling unit). • Responsible Agency: Planning Division • Time Period: March 2024 • Funding Source: Planning Division Budget Program 5.7 To facilitate reasonable accommodation requests and approvals, the City will amend two Zoning Ordinance findings to clarify intent while ensuring health and safety objectives are maintained. The two reasonable accommodation findings are related to fundamental alterations in the nature of a City program or law and potential impacts on surrounding uses (Municipal Code 18.86.060.A.4 and 5)._The City will also promote reasonable accommodations in a variety of languages and formats to raise awareness and encourage requests to accommodate housing for persons with disabilities. • Responsible Agency: Planning Division • Time Period: June 2024 (amend Zoning Ordinance); prepare and distribute informational material on reasonable accommodations (December 2024) • Funding Source: Planning Division Budget • Quantified Objective: Approve three reasonable accommodation requests by January 2031 • Geographic Targeting: While promotion of reasonable accommodations will occur citywide, enhance promotion efforts, either through additional outreach opportunities (e.g., in-person events, physical material posting or distribution, etc.) or more frequent outreach, in census tracts 450607 (Downtown), 450605, and 450746 where there are slightly higher percentages of population with a disability 2023-2031 Housing Element City of Pleasanton 154