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projects may move ahead, since the City's housing cap will be a major factor with these projects. Second units are built accessory to an existing primary residence, and development of the second unit must fit within the maximum floor area ratio for the site. According to State Planning and Land Use regulations, the second unit is not considered to increase the density of the lot upon which it is located, and second units shall not be considered in the application of any local ordinance, policy or program to limit residential growth. Therefore, these units have not been counted towards the residential unit cap. . Calculation of residential density in Planned Unit Developments: The 1996 General Plan calculates the maximum number of residential units by multiplying the gross developable acres by the maximum density for that map designation. Some Planning Commissioners have indicated an interest in adopting a policy that would exclude areas of 25 percent or greater slopes, land prone to landslides, and unstable slope areas from density calculation. Information will be presented to the City Council and Planning Commission on the impact of such a change in policy at a subsequent workshop. . Review of Growth Management Goals, Policies, and Programs: The 1996 General Plan Land Use Element includes a section on Growth Management which provides the policy framework for the Growth Management Program ordinance (PMC Chapter 17.36). Staff does not recommend substantial changes to these policies except that Program 14.4 has been completed, and staff recommends this program be replaced with one that directs staff to review the Growth Management Program ordinance. This review would look at ways to simplify the requirements of the ordinance, in light of the limited residential growth potential remaining. This may include reducing the frequency of preparing the Growth Management Report to every 3 to 5 years rather than annually and deciding if an annual allocation lower than the limit established by the General Plan serves any purpose. . Jobs/housing balance: At the time the 1996 General Plan was adopted it was calculated that build-out of the Plan would result in 29,000 housing units and 68,254 jobs. In 2004, because actual residential development came in at densities lower than the mid-point, commercial development occurred at higher than average intensities, and a General Plan Amendment on the Bernal Property added commercial potential, the estimate was 27,315 housing units, 86,184 jobs, and 43,704 employed residents. The voter-imposed housing cap eliminates the option of significantly adding residential units to reduce the imbalance of jobs and housing, and the option to reduce commercial development at build-out would not likely be palatable. Rather, the City Council may wish to discuss policies that could discourage in-commuting and out-commuting to jobs and make the remaining residential potential under the cap the best fit for the workforce in terms oflocation, affordability and type of units. SR 05:268 Page 4 of6