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15 | City of Pleasanton 2023-2031 Housing Element 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 Planning for Healthy Communities Act) requires the preparation of an environmental justice element when more than two General Plan elements are updated (e.g., Housing Element and Safety Element), and the jurisdiction contains a disadvantaged community. Since Pleasanton does not contain a disadvantaged community, an environmental justice element is not required. 1.G Other Statutory Requirements Water and Sewer Priority Government Code §65589.7 requires each public agency or private entity providing water or sewer services to grant a priority for the provision of these services to proposed developments that include lower-income housing units. In Pleasanton, water and sewer services are generally provided by the City of Pleasanton Operations Services Department’s Utilities Division. The City has not denied, applied conditions, or reduced the amount of sewer service for a development that includes housing affordable to lower-income households. As part of this Housing Element, the City will adopt written policies and procedures that grant a priority for sewer connections and service to developments that help meet Pleasanton’s share of the regional need for lower-income housing (see Program 4.4). Government Code §65589.7 also requires the adopted Housing Element to be immediately delivered to all public agencies or private entities that provide water or sewer services for municipal and industrial uses, including residential. As stated above, the City generally provides water and sewer services; however, some parts of the City’s water system are operated by Zone 7 Water Agency and sewer system by Dublin San Ramon Services District. Therefore, the City will immediately deliver the Housing Element to said agencies upon adoption, consistent with state law.