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Furthermore, in the statement of reasons in support of the Initiative, it provides resources <br />to clarify the definition of a housing unit, as follows: <br />4) Pleasanton should be consistent with the U.S. Census Bureau and <br />State of California deflnkions of a housing unk when calculating the <br />housing cap. <br />In the Census Bureau's terms and definitions applicable to the Current Population <br />Survey, a housing unit is defined, in relevant part, as follows: <br />Housing Units - A housing unk is a house, an apartment, a mobile <br />home or troilsr, a group of rooms, or a single room that is occupied... <br />as separate Wing quarters. Separate Wing quarters aro those in <br />which the occupants live separately from arty other psroons in the <br />building and which have direct access from the outside of the building <br />or through a common hak. (See Exhibk D.) <br />Additionally, the Census Bureau's definition of housing unit also includes the <br />following definition for group quarters: <br />Group Quarters - A group quarters is a place whero people live or <br />stay other than the usual house, apartment, or mobile home. Two <br />general types of group quartero aro recognized: instihttlonal (for <br />example, nursing homes, mental hospkals or wards, hospkals or <br />wards for chronicaly iii patients, hospices, and prison wards) and <br />noninstkutbnal (for example, college or univeroky dormkoriee, milkary <br />barroda, group homes, ahekero, missions, and flophouses). Group <br />quartero may have housing unks on the promisee for staff or guests. <br />(See Fachibk D.) <br />California statutes and regulations do not provide a specific definition for the teen <br />"housing unit". The term is used most commonly when discussing ownership and rental <br />affordable housing. <br />However, the California Building Code, which is adopted by the City and incorporated <br />by reference into Chapter 20.08 of the Municipal Code, does have a definition for <br />dwelling unit, a, follows: <br />A single unk providing complete, independent living facilklee for one <br />or moro pernor» indudirtg permanent provisions for living, sleeping, <br />eating, cooking and sankation. <br />" ace geaenlly Calitbrnu Health a: Safety Code §§33410 at .ro¢. 30692, S 1650 d ray., sad 320123, <br />22 <br />