FOOTHILL BOULEVARD HOLDING COMPANY, LLC

2 Proposal The project applicant is applying for a density bonus. State law and the Pleasanton Municipal Code mandate a density bonus above the maximum density that is otherwise allowed for senior housing projects. Pursuant to Government Code section 65915(f)(3), “the density bonus shall be 20 percent of the number of senior housing units.” Similarly, Pleasanton Municipal Code sections 17.38.030.C and 17.38.040.B provide for a 20 percent bonus above the maximum allowable density of the property. As noted in the City’s Housing Element, the maximum allowable density of the project site is 93 units. (Housing Element, p. B-46). All of the project units will be restricted to senior housing, which entitles the applicant to a 20 percent bonus. The bonus yields an additional 18.4 units, which is rounded up to 19. This yields a total of 112 units. The project proposes 110 new homes and retention of one existing home, for a total of 111 homes on the site. FCS understands that the applicant is seeking approval of the project’s development plan, including prezoning the site to PUD; the vesting tentative and final maps; affordable housing agreement; development agreement; review of tree removal pursuant to Municipal Code Section 17.16.050; demolition, grading and building permits, certificates of occupancy, and encroachment permits; and annexation to the City. SCOPE OF WORK Approach The project is consistent with the development density established by General Plan policies for the site (which include the recent Housing Element Update). FCS has reviewed the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element Update Program Environmental Impact Report (State Clearinghouse No. 2022040091), herein referred to as the Housing Element Update FEIR, and the site plan, and it appears that an Initial Study with a Consistency Checklist would satisfy CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 and provide the appropriate level of CEQA documentation for an exemption. This conclusion is based on the following factors: (1) the project is consistent with the development density and the existing General Plan land use designations (last amended by General Plan Amendment Resolution No. 23-1406 on June 20, 2023); (2) the project consists of residential uses and, thus, would be compatible with surrounding land uses; (3) and the project would be developed on an infill site. Drawing on the Housing Element Update FEIR to streamline environmental review, FCS will prepare an Initial Study that references the previous analysis and uniformly applied mitigation measures to evaluate if there are project specific significant impacts that are peculiar to the project or the site. The Consistency Checklist would determine whether the proposed project falls within the buildout parameters evaluated within the Housing Element Update FEIR and would also determine whether there would be any new or substantially greater impacts that what was previously disclosed. FCS will also provide documentation that the proposed project would not require supplemental environmental review pursuant to Section 15162. This supplemental analysis will be provided in the IS/Consistency Checklist. Based on preliminary review of available project information, FCS anticipates that a Consistency Checklist will be the appropriate level of CEQA review. If, in our analysis, FCS DocuSign Envelope ID: 8E6A239C-EFA8-4B71-9925-FD59383F7852DocuSign Envelope ID: 3BEEDA86-3A65-4060-BFF8-BD1CAC784FCC