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Scott Wade, 5808 San Juan Way, thanked Greenbriar for working through the problems <br />of the trees and moving the roads for the heritage trees. He asked if there were any limits to <br />how many homes could have au pair units. It was his understanding that the homes along the <br />north border would not have au pair units. <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver said according to state law, anyone who has the ability or space could <br />construct a secondary unit. <br /> <br /> Mr. Wade asked if all the lots could have a secondary unit? <br /> <br /> Mayor Tarver said yes. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift said there were a number of issues that surrounded secondary units. The <br />application before Council had secondary units as part of the house on two of the models. The <br />developer has proposed to build these as an option for those that would want them. The <br />Planning Department has agreed to grant a blanket conditional use permit that would attach the <br />normal conditions that the city uses for secondary units. Two of the key conditions are 1) one <br />of the units has to be occupied by the owner of the lot and 2) the number of adults in the second <br />unit is restricted to two. State law does require that in the absence of a local ordinance that <br />applies to the contrary that any zoning district that allows residential units also allow secondary <br />unit. Pleasanton has not adopted an ordinance to the contrary. Council can, as part of this <br />approval, prohibit any secondary units. Staff has suggested that if Council would like to see <br />detached secondary units incorporated within the plan, staff has proposed a condition of approval <br />that would write it as a developer option without a minimum or maximum number of units. <br />Staff has suggested that these units not be allowed on the lots adjacent to the north border where <br />setbacks and neighborhood preference oppose the lots. <br /> <br /> Ms. Dennis asked how secondary units counted as affordable housing. <br /> <br /> Mr. Swift said when the State adopted the second unit statute, it felt it was providing <br />affordable housing that would be much cheaper than what was being built and also as a way to <br />intensify densities within built out areas. Regarding the requirements of the state housing law <br />with respect to cities trying to meet regional housing goals, secondary units are not specifically <br />treated as low income housing. In all the secondary units that the city has approved, it has never <br />been mandated as to who it should or should not be rented to or for how much. Therefore, it <br />was up to the homeowner as to how much to rent the unit for, which could be more than the <br />moderate income housing level. <br /> <br /> Ms. Acosta said cities on the peninsula that were built out and were having difficulty <br />meeting their affordable housing requirements were allowed to count the secondary units toward <br />their affordable housing goals. <br /> <br />Pleasanton City Council 2/17/98 <br />Minutes 15 <br /> <br /> <br />