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2023-2031 Housing Element City of Pleasanton | 54 under the same approval process as a large single-family home). The residents and operators of a residential care facility will be considered a family for the purposes of any law or zoning ordinance that relates to the residential use of property. However, “six or fewer persons” does not include the operator, operator’s family, or persons employed as staff. 3. Allow transitional and supportive housing by right in all zones which allow residential uses, subject to the same standards of similar dwellings, consistent with state law. Additionally, transitional and supportive housing that qualifies under AB 2162 will be allowed by right in zones where multi-family and mixed uses are allowed, including nonresidential zones that allow multi-family uses, consistent with AB 2162 (Government Code §65651). 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