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11 of 11 Because those provisions would be redundant with the updated IZO, this chapter of the PMC would be amended to delete them. Objective Design Standards for Housing Element Sites Similar to Chapter 18.38, the ODS were adopted prior to this update of the IZO, and so detailed standards were included in the ODS for required affordable housing units. Similarly, those standards are proposed to be deleted from the ODS since they would be redundant with the updated IZO and instead the ODS would defer to the IZO for affordable housing requirements. PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of this Notification of this code amendment has been published in The Valley Times and was noted in the Pleasanton Weekly as an upcoming agenda item for the September 11, 2024, Planning Commission meeting. At the time this report was prepared, staff has not receiv ed comments regarding the proposed code amendments. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT The adoption of this Ordinance is not a project within the meaning of Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines because there is no potential for it to result in a physical change in the environment, either directly or ind irectly, in that the inclusionary ordinance is related only to the affordability of housing and does not modify the physical characteristics of housing, or change or modify the allowable density of projects. Additionally, the ordinance is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility of a significant effect on the environment and contains no provisions that will directly or indirectly result in a physical change in the environment. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION The proposed amendments to the IZO would comprehensively update the nearly 25-year-old ordinance, and improve its overall feasibility, and enforceability as well as better aligning it with Housing Element and other policy goals of the City to maximize construction of housing affordable to all segments of the community. It is therefore recommended the Planning Commission recommend approval of the Ordinance, and related amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code and ODS, to the City Council. Primary Author: Ellen Clark, Director of Community Development; eclark@cityofpleasantonca.gov. Reviewed/Approved By: Ellen Clark, Director of Community Development