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facilitate use of public transit, providing additional retail that serves this area but not the region, and public amenities that create a sense of place. The project sponsors are seeking feedback from the City Council and Planning Commission regarding this new land use concept. . Conceptual TOD Land Uses. Attachment 3 shows the Hacienda Site Boundary and the five key opportunity sites (the BART station, and Shaklee, Roche, Carr America, and Nearon sites), and Attachment 4 shows a preliminary plan with conceptual land - uses. In the preliminary plan the opportunity sites within a half-mile of the BART station are shown as mixed use, with the easterly portion of the Shaklee site designated for residential development. The southern portion of the Carr America site is also shown as mixed use, and the Nearon site as residential. The next steps will include preparing development concepts for the key opportunity sites. Staff and the project sponsors are seeking Planning Commission and City Council comment on these preliminary conceptual land uses. . Residential development under the 29,000- unit cap. At the last Workshop, staff provided data related to existing and approved development, potential additional development allowed under the 1996 General Plan, and remaining "residential capacity". Subtracting from the 29,000-unit cap all existing and approved units, leaves approximately 2,554 units. Subtracting potential (unentitled) development under the 1996 General Plan leaves approximately 1,683 units, which is the difference between the 1996 General Plan build-out and the cap. Conceivably, some of the General Plan density from unentitled properties could be shifted to Hacienda or other sites, so that more than 1,683 residential units could be planned for. The Hacienda Specific Plan sponsors propose a residential target range of between 1,450 and 1,650 units. Staff and the project sponsors are seeking City Council and Planning Commission feedback on this range of housing units. . Affordable housing component. The City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance applies to new multifamily residential development projects of 15 units or more, and requires that 15 percent of the project dwelling units be affordable to very low- and/or low- income households. In addition, a Transit Oriented Development is likely to provide the opportunity for units which are "affordable by design", that is, smaller studio and one or two bedroom units. The Specific Plan has the potential to provide the multifamily housing sites that are needed to meet the commitment made in the Housing Element (Program 19.1) to rezone 30 to 40 areas ofland to allow multifamily residential development of at least 870 units. Staff believes that affordability is a key component to the proposal and suggests that the Planning Commission and City Council comment and provide direction on the amount and type of affordable housing it would like to see included. SR 05:304 Page 3