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PLEASANTON HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE - 1990 <br /> <br />PURPOSE OF THE HOUSING ELEMENT <br /> <br />The Housing Element is intended to help meet the State goal of <br />attaining decent housing and a suitable living environment for <br />every California family. In order to meet this goal, State law (1) <br />requires each City's Housing Element to include an identification <br />and analysis of existing and projected housing needs and a <br />statement of goals, policies, quantified objectives and scheduled <br />programs for the preservation, improvement and development of <br />housing. The Housing Element also shall identify adequate sites <br />for housing of all types and make adequate provision for the <br />existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the <br />community. <br /> <br />This Housing Element was reviewed and updated by two citizens <br />committees, City staff, and the Planning Commission prior to being <br />adopted by the City Council on October 16, 1990. This updated <br />Housing Element is based on information as of January 1, 1990, <br />unless otherwise noted, and evaluates the City's progress with <br />respect to housing since the previous element was adopted in <br />September of 1986. For a detailed discussion of the City's <br />evaluation of previous housing policies and programs and an <br />explanation of 1990 revisions, see the Supplement to the Housing <br />Element (2). <br /> <br />COMPONENTS OF HOUSING SUPPLY AND DEMAND <br /> <br />Housing Stock <br /> <br />Pleasanton has grown from a small agricultural town in the <br />mid-1800's to an upper middle class bedroom community in the <br />mid-1900's to its current status as a rapidly growing suburban <br />employment center. The City's existing housing stock reflects this <br />varied history in terms of its mix of types, tenure, age and <br />condition. <br /> <br />Amount <br /> <br />As of January 1, 1990 Pleasanton contained 19,598 housing units <br />within the incorporated City limits and an additional 500 units in <br />unincorporated places within the Planning Area. Due to the <br />construction of more than fourteen hundred units during 1989, the <br />City had a stock of 475 unoccupied units, resulting in a vacancy <br />rate of 2.4%. The remaining 19,315 occupied units had an average <br />of 2.856 persons per unit resulting in a population of 55,266 <br /> <br />Note: Footnotes are located following the Goals & Policies <br /> <br />IV-1 <br /> <br /> <br />