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At buildout of all residential land, the General Plan provides for more than double the number of housing units (29,000) as existed in 1985 (14,000). The distribution of single family and multiple family land together with non- residential land which reasonably can be expected to be rezoned provides sufficient housing unit capacity to meet and exceed the City's objectives for housing type, tenure, and affordability, as shown in Tables IV-ii, 15, and 16. Housing Element policies 1, 2, 4, 5, and 7 include specific objectives for providing sufficient land at appropriate densities to meet Pleasanton's share of regional housing needs for all economic levels through 1995 and to buildout. Constraints to Housinq Development Constraints to the development of housing in Pleasanton vary from parcel to parcel, although some general constraints affect a majority of future developments (10). These constraints fall into four basic categories: infrastructure, land use controls, fees and improvement costs, and market constraints. Infrastructure refers to the capital improvements required to service development such as sewer, water and storm drainage. In Pleasanton, the capacity of the local sewage treatment plant and export pipelines is the major constraint to housing development, as explained in the Public Facilities Element. Pleasanton recently has obtained voter approval and financing to support a short-term expansion of its sewage treatment plant to provide sufficient capacity to about the year 1991 and has structured its Growth Management Program accordingly. The City also is in the process of studying alternative methods for future treatment plant expansion for the long-term as well as for the export of treated sewage. Solutions for both capacity problems should be under way prior to existing capacities being reached. The City exercises land use controls over residential development through its General Plan, zoning ordinance, building review and permit procedures, and Growth Management Program. The General Plan, primarily through the land use map, regulates the general use and density of future developments in Pleasanton. The Zoning Ordinance regulates specific site requirements such as building height and density. Pleasanton makes extensive use of Planned Unit Development (PUD) zoning to provide residential builders with substantial flexibility in planning their projects. The City's Building Department reviews all buildings for conformance to the Uniform Building Code and other codes to ensure the health and safety of its residents. Finally, the City allocates a range of between 0 and 650 housing units (plus exemptions) to be built per year through the Growth Management Program based on housing need and the City's ability to provide infrastructure and City services, as called for in General Plan policies. IV-13