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P24-0505, Amendments to Pleasanton Municipal Code and ODS Planning Commission, September 11, 2024 Exhibit A, PMC Amendments, Page 19 inclusionary unit credits awarded for any project is subject to approval by the city council. H. Other Alternate Methods of Compliance. Applicants may propose other creative concepts for meeting the requirements of this chapter, in order to bring down the cost of providing inclusionary units, whether on- or off-site. The city council may approve such alternate methods of compliance with this chapter if the applicant demonstrates that such alternate method meets the purpose of this chapter (as set forth in Section 17.44.020 of this chapter). I. Lower Income Housing Fee Option. In lieu of providing inclusionary units in a project, an applicant may pay the city's lower income housing fee as set forth in Chapter 17.40 of this title. (Ord. 1818 § 1, 2000) Article III Miscellaneous § 17.44.090. Administration. An applicant of a project subject to this chapter shall submit an affordable housing proposal stating the method by which it will meet the requirements of this chapter. The affordable housing proposal shall be submitted as part of the applicant's city development application (e.g., design review, planned unit development, etc.) to the planning division in a form approved by the city manager. The community development director may waive the requirement for submittal of an affordable housing proposal for projects approved prior to the effective date hereof and/or for projects that have undergone considerable public review during which affordable housing issues were addressed. A. Review and approval of the affordable housing proposal shall occur as follows: A proposal that is fully compliant with the requirements of this chapter, and does not include any request for alternative compliance, shall be subject to review and approval by the body responsible for review and approval of the related residential development application. Where zoning administrator or planning commission are the approving body, such action shall be subject to appeal in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 18.144. B. Any affordable housing proposal that includes an alternative compliance method, or that deviates from the standards set forth in this chapter, shall be subject to city council review and approval. In such cases tThe affordable housing proposal shall be reviewed by the city's planninghousing commission at a properly noticed meeting open to the public. The planninghousing commission shall make recommendations to the city council either accepting, rejecting or modifying the developer's proposal and/or the utilization of any incentives as outlined in this chapter. The planninghousing commission may also make recommendations to the city council planning commission regarding the proposalproject as necessary to assure conformance with this chapter.