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P22-1089, PUD-147 and Tract 8522, Merritt Planning Commission <br />30 of 33 <br />to conform to the IZO by providing 18 (20 percent of the base 92-unit project) affordable <br />for-sale units to moderate-income households at 120 percent of the Area Median Income <br />(AMI). These restricted units are two-bedroom alley-loaded and/or courtyard detached and <br />duet homes dispersed in several clusters throughout the project site and would feature the <br />same exterior finishes and amenities as those planned for market-rate units. (Note that earlier <br />iterations of the project plans clustered the units in a single area of the site; based on City <br />comments, the units are now distributed in several locations within the site.) <br /> <br />The applicant is also proposing to further expand the affordability component of the Project by <br />providing a minimum of four (4) Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs); two (2) of these ADUs will <br />be within the main home (attached ADUs) and the remaining ADUs will be detached structures <br />in rear yards. While the ADUs are not required to be rented or sold at affordable levels, and do <br />not “count” against the requirements of the IZO, the ADUs are considered affordable by design <br />and do provide a beneficial increment of relatively affordable housing. <br /> <br />Further, pursuant to the IZO, an Affordable Housing Agreement (AHA) must be entered into by <br />the City and the project owner. The agreement shall record the method and terms by which a <br />project owner shall comply with the requirements of this chapter. The approval and/or <br />recordation of this agreement shall take place prior to final map approval or, where a map is <br />not being processed, prior to the issuance of building permits for such lots or units. Per PMC <br />Section 17.44.090, the Affordable Housing Agreement (Exhibit E) will be reviewed by both the <br />Planning Commission and the City Council with the City Council providing final approval of the <br />AHA. Included as part of the AHA are requirements for administering the sale of the affordable <br />senior units to qualified buyers. These requirements have been drafted with input from the <br />City’s consultant, Bay Area Affordable Homeownership Alliance (BAAHA), and are tailored to <br />the somewhat unique circumstances presented by these being affordable, senior, ownership <br />units, based on the City’s existing Pleasanton Homeownership Assistance Program guidelines <br />(PHAP). While the requirements are intended to ensure there will be an appropriate pool of <br />qualified buyers, the AHA allows for the Community Development Director to approve changes <br />to the Merritt project-specific PHAP Requirements, to attract additional qualified buyers, if <br />needed. <br /> <br />The completion of the AHA is included as a condition of approval. <br /> <br />Development Agreement <br />As described, a Development Agreement (DA) between the City and the Developer is <br />proposed. The key negotiated terms of the draft DA attached in Exhibit D are as follows: <br /> <br />• Term: Initial 10 years from the date of annexation approval by LAFCO with option for an <br />extension (length to be determined at the time of request for extension) to be approved <br />by the City Manager <br />• Allows for vesting of fees in place at the time of proposed project approval and allows <br />for appropriate annual escalators as specified by respective fee type programs <br />• Allows for deferred payment of City impact fees to final inspection request for each <br />unit/facility. Third party impact fees (i.e., DSRSD, Zone 7, and PUSD are not applicable) <br />• No fee credits are to be provided to the applicant for the proposed Foothill Road bike <br />and pedestrian improvements or the Marilyn Murphy Kane trail extension improvements <br />• Construction and annual maintenance, in perpetuity, of the Marilyn Murphy Kane trail <br />extension as follows: