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<br />2023-2031 Housing Element City of Pleasanton | 56 <br />Policy 6.4 <br />Ensure that new housing development and improvements to existing housing (e.g., rehabilitation, <br />remodels and additions) integrate sustainable design and energy efficiency features, including a <br />reduced lifecycle carbon footprint of materials required for the development of housing (i.e., <br />remodels, additions, and new units), reduced energy and water consumption and efficiency, and <br />expanded use of renewable energy sources. <br /> <br />Policy 6.5 <br />Encourage new housing to be located in areas well-served by public transit and the active <br />transportation network (e.g., pedestrian and bicycle facilities), and seek to improve these facilities <br />throughout the city, in order to improve access to all modes of transportation and reduce Vehicle <br />Miles Travelled (VMT) associated with new development. <br /> <br />Programs <br />Program 6.1 <br />Develop and adopt Objective Design and Development Standards for each of the sites zoned for <br />densities above 30 dwelling units per acre, including appropriate height limits, Floor Area Ratio, <br />setbacks, massing, open space and parking requirements, and approval criteria (i.e., findings for <br />approval) to ensure projects can accomplish their assigned densities, while mitigating potential <br />incompatibilities between those higher density projects and adjacent uses, for example by <br />providing for buffers or stepping heights between existing lower-density and new higher density <br />buildings. <br />• Responsible Agency: Planning Division <br />• Time Period: March 2023 <br />• Funding Source: Planning Division Budget, Housing Grants <br /> <br />Program 6.2 <br />Implement the Climate Action Plan’s (CAP 2.0) applicable actions related to new residential <br />construction, improving residential water and energy efficiency, and reducing VMTs associated <br />with new units including the following: P1 - All Electric Reach Code, P2 - Existing Building <br />Electrification Plan, P4 - Solar and Storage on New Construction, P5 - Zero Emissions <br />Infrastructure, P8 - Improve Bicycle Amenities, P9 - Bicycle Rack Incentive Program, P10 - <br />Increase Transit Ridership, P11 - Promote LEED Neighborhood Development, P15 - Water <br />Efficiency Retrofits, S1 - Refrigerant Management, S2 - Energy Efficiency Upgrades, and S6 - <br />Embodied Carbon Reduction Plan. <br />• Responsible Agency: Planning Division, Building and Safety Division