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6th Cycle Program 5.3: Provide regulatory incentives such as expedited permit processing in conformance with the Community Care Facilities Act and fee reductions where the
<br />development would result in an agreement to provide below-market housing or services. The City provides fee reductions per Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 18.86
<br />(Reasonable Accommodations) on the basis of hardship. The City will maintain flexibility within the Zoning Ordinance to permit such uses in nonresidential zoning districts.
<br />Increase the amount of below market rate housing and services in the
<br />City.
<br />Ongoing Ongoing. The City provides fee reductions per Pleasanton Municipal Code Chapter 18.86
<br />(Reasonable Accommodations) on the basis of hardship. The City will maintain flexibility
<br />within the Zoning Ordinance to permit such uses in nonresidential zoning districts.
<br />6th Cycle Program 5.4: Continue to require both market-rate and affordable projects to conform to Chapters 11A and 11B of the California Building Code with respect to
<br />incorporation of accessibility features. Additionally, for multi-family projects with more than 15 units, strongly encourage developers to incorporate enhanced accessibility
<br />features in required adaptable units (such as roll-in showers, variable height work surfaces, and wider hallway and door widths) through expedited review or other methods. An
<br />equal or greater proportion of required adaptable very low- and low-income units as adaptable market-rate units in the project shall be provided with such features, to meet the
<br />needs of persons with disabilities and to allow for aging in place. With respect to single-family, duplex, and tri-plex projects not covered by Chapters 11A and 11B, adopt a local
<br />Universal Design Ordinance consistent with the HCD Universal Design Model Ordinance that requires enhanced accessibility in a proportion of units within projects of a
<br />specified size.
<br />Enhanced accessibility features included in all projects subject to the
<br />Universal Design Ordinance during the planning period; target the
<br />application of Universal Design Ordinance and multi-family accessibility
<br />requirements to the production of 50 units by March 2026 and another 50
<br />units by January 2031
<br />Adopt Universal Design Ordinance by
<br />September 2023; implement
<br />Universal Design Ordinance and
<br />multi-family accessibility
<br />requirements as project applications
<br />are submitted
<br />City Counci reviewed and considered adoption of a Universal Design Ordinance in
<br />September 2022, but did not take action to adopt, pending additional staff research and
<br />adoption of the California Builidng Code triennial update in January 2023, which created
<br />more stringent universal design standards.
<br />6th Cycle Program 5.5: Assign a portion of the City's Lower Income Housing Fund for housing projects which accommodate the needs of special housing groups such as for
<br />persons with physical, mental, and/or developmental disabilities, and persons with extremely low-incomes and experiencing homelessness.
<br />Reserve a minimum of 15 percent of available funding for this purpose,
<br />with the goal of providing 40 assisted units
<br />Annually, as part of the allocation
<br />process for the Lower Income
<br />Housing Fund; target development of
<br />assisted units by 2031
<br />A minimum of 15 percent of the funding is avaliable for housing projects for special housing
<br />groups.
<br />6th Cycle Program 5.6: Implement the following amendments to Title 18 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code, Zoning, to remove governmental constraints and facilitate special
<br />needs housing: 1. Explicitly allow for Single Room Occupancy units (SROs) to facilitate the provision of affordable housing for lower-income individuals, including seniors,
<br />persons with disabilities, and extremely low-income persons. 2. Allow residential care facilities (sometimes called group homes) with six or fewer residents as a residential use
<br />and subject to the same development standards as a single-family dwelling. No conditional use permit, zoning variance, or other zoning clearance will be required of a
<br />residential facility that serves six or fewer persons that is not required of a family dwelling of the same type in the same zone. Also, allow residential care facilities with seven or
<br />more residents in all residential zones subject to a determination that such uses will conform to City noise, parking, and similar standards such that these larger facilities do not
<br />negatively impact neighborhoods, but are reviewed in an objective manner similar to other residential uses (i.e., processed under the same approval process as a large single-
<br />family home). The residents and
<br />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,
<br />“six or fewer persons” does not include the operator, operator’s family, or persons employed as staff.
<br />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.
<br />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
<br />nonresidential zones that allow multi-family uses, consistent with AB 2162 (Government Code §65651).
<br />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
<br />(Government Code §65660 et seq.).
<br />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
<br />accommodate shelter staff and the maximum separation requirement cannot exceed 300 feet), including Government Code Section 65583(a)(4) as amended by AB 2339
<br />(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
<br />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).
<br />Remove governmental constraints and facilitate special needs housing. June 2024 (amend Zoning
<br />Ordinance); prepare and distribute
<br />informational material on reasonable
<br />accommodations (December 2024)
<br />Municipal Code updates anticipated to be completed by the summer, 2024.
<br />6th Cycle Program 5.7: To facilitate reasonable accommodation requests and approvals, the City will amend two Zoning Ordinance findings to clarify intent while ensuring
<br />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
<br />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
<br />raise awareness and encourage requests to accommodate housing for persons with disabilities.
<br />Approve three reasonable accommodation requests by January 2031 June 2024 (amend Zoning
<br />Ordinance); prepare and distribute
<br />informational material on reasonable
<br />accommodations (December 2024)
<br />Municipal Code updates anticipated to be completed by the summer, 2024
<br />6th Cycle Program 6.1: Develop and adopt Objective Design and Development Standards for each of the sites zoned for densities above 30 dwelling units per acre, including
<br />appropriate height limits, Floor Area Ratio, setbacks, massing, open space and parking requirements, and approval criteria (i.e., findings for approval) to ensure projects can
<br />accomplish their assigned densities, while mitigating potential incompatibilities between those higher density projects and adjacent uses, for example by providing for buffers or
<br />stepping heights between existing lower-density and new higher density buildings.
<br />Consistency with state law, including SB35 and SB330 By March 2023 Objective Design Standards for all high density sites and zoning districts were adopted
<br />January 2023.
<br />6th Cycle Program 6.2: Implement the Climate Action Plan’s (CAP 2.0) applicable actions related to new residential construction, improving residential water and energy
<br />efficiency, and reducing VMTs associated with new units including the following: P1 - All Electric Reach Code, P2 - Existing Building Electrification Plan, P4 - Solar and
<br />Storage on New Construction, P5 - Zero Emissions Infrastructure, P8 - Improve Bicycle Amenities, P9 - Bicycle Rack Incentive Program, P10 - Increase Transit Ridership, P11 -
<br />Promote LEED Neighborhood Development, P15 - Water Efficiency Retrofits, S1 - Refrigerant Management, S2 - Energy Efficiency Upgrades, and S6 - Embodied Carbon
<br />Reduction Plan.
<br />Improve residential energy efficiency and reduce VMT's associated with
<br />new units.
<br />Ongoing Implementing the CAP 2.0 programs continues to be a part of the City's 2024 workplan.
<br />6th Cycle Program 6.3: Seek out and utilize available energy efficiency upgrade program funding for low-interest loans to support alternative energy usage and/or significant
<br />water conservation systems in exchange for securing new and/or existing rental housing units affordable to very low- and low-income households.
<br />Support energy efficiency and the production of more low-income homes. Ongoing The City seeks out funding opportunities for energy efficieny upgrade loans.
<br />6th Cycle Program 6.4: Work to enhance multimodal transportation throughout Pleasanton by:
<br />1. Implementing the network of bicycle and pedestrian facilities envisioned in the Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan, to enhance the citywide network of bikeways, walkways,
<br />and trails that are accessible, safe, comfortable, and convenient for people of all ages and abilities, and to maximize multimodal transportation options by improving access to
<br />BART, ACE, and bus lines. The City will accomplish this by dedicating local and regional transportation funds as available to advance high priority bicycle and pedestrian
<br />improvement projects, pursuing grant opportunities to augment local these funds whenever feasible, and by requiring developers to implement multimodal improvements as
<br />part of projects.
<br />2. Actively participating as a member agency of LAVTA and ValleyLink, and through State and regional advocacy efforts to secure improved transit service to and throughout
<br />Pleasanton, including more frequent and convenient bus and rail service.
<br />Enhance multimodal transportation and redcue VMT's for existing and
<br />future residential development.
<br />Ongoing 1.The City has combined the West Las Positas roadway reconstruction project with the
<br />West Las Positas Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement Project. This combination of
<br />projects allows for the relocation of the curb and gutter and the Bicycle and Pedestrian
<br />improvement design has changed to an elevated cycle track along both the north and south
<br />sides of West Las Positas. This was the preferred design, but not originally selected by the
<br />Pedestrian, Bicycle and Trails Committee due to the high construction cost. With the need
<br />to reconstruct the curb and gutter as part of the roadway reconstruction, the overall cost to
<br />the pedestrian and bicycle project is reduced making this design alternative feasible.
<br />Preliminary design is underway with anticipated completion in 18 months (spring of 2024),
<br />with construction to follow in the summer of 2024. A pilot phase project will be installed
<br />using paint and plastic to create protected bicycle lanes between Hopyard Road and
<br />Hacienda Drive. 2. The City is the current chair of LAVTA and actively collaborates with
<br />other cities in the Tri-Valley area.
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