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PUD-138 and Vesting Tentative Subdivision Map 8616 Planning Commission 17 of 28 The proposed development standards are consistent with HVSP’s development standards for PUD-SRDR lots, except for the lot width, whose narrowest proposed width (165 feet) would be less than the minimum stated in the HVSP. The proposed project includes a PUD development plan. §18.68.020 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) pertaining to the purpose of PUD districts states that the district is intended to accomplish the following: A. To encourage imagination and housing variety in the development of property of varying sizes and topography in order to avoid the monotony and often destructive characteristics of standard residential, commercial and industrial developments; B. To provide a development procedure which will ensure that the desires of the developer and the community are understood and approved prior to commencement of construction; C. To ensure that the goals and objectives of the city’s general plan are promoted without the discouragement of innovation by application of restrictive developmental standards; §18.68.060 of the PMC pertaining to property development standards states the following: A. In order to allow the greatest amount of flexibility in designing a project compatible with the physical features of the property, the uses intended to be developed thereon, and the objectives of this chapter, no minimum property development standa rds shall apply to the PUD district. The planning commission and city council shall determine appropriate amounts of landscaping, natural open space, parking, signing, distances between buildings, front yards and other development standards as are appropri ate for the specific uses requested at the time of consideration of the PUD development plan required by Section 18.68.110. Said standards shall be included as conditions to any approved PUD development plan. As proposed, not all the lots meet the minimum lot width of 175 feet. Specifically, six lots (Lots 2-7) are 165 feet in width, which is 10 feet narrower than what is stated in the HVSP. This 5 percent difference from standard would not substantially diminish the semi-rural feel or spacious layout of these one-acre plus lots. Additionally, the overall lot pattern is consistent and logical with wider lots located when a street curves and at street corners. Staff finds the proposed site layout and development standards meet the PUD requir ements and the HVSP. Senate Bill 9 Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) provides for ministerial (by-right) approval of two-unit housing developments and urban lot splits in single-family residential zones that meet certain criteria. This state law goes into effect on January 1, 2022 . SB 9 specifies several parameters around development of resulting units and lots. Although it generally restricts discretionary review, it does allow objective design, development, and subdivision standards to be applied by local jurisdictions. The Planning Commission reviewed draft amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) at the October 27, 2021 meeting and provided a recommendation to the City Council with minor amendments. The City Council subsequently introduced an ordinance at the November 16, 2021 meeting to amend the PMC to implement SB 9 and