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Ordinance No. Page 14 of 16 Chapter 18.22 HOUSING SITE COMPLIANCE REVIEW Article I. General Provisions 18.22.010 Title. This chapter shall be called the “Housing Site Compliance Review” ordinance of the City of Pleasanton. (Ord. XXXX § 1, 2023) 18.22.020 Purpose. The Objective Design Standards and Guidelines, adopted by Resolution No. 23-1386 (2023 ODS), as amended, are to be used to review both single-family and/or multi-family ownership and/or rental residential development projects on housing opportunity sites designated and/or rezoned as part of the 2023-2031 (6th Cycle) Housing Element (“housing opportunity sites”) of the General Plan. The 2023 ODS are intended to provide direction to developers and property owners regarding development standards, site design and circulation, and architectural features, with the goal of ensuring all new housing opportunity site residential development is compatible with Pleasanton’s existing high-quality neighborhoods. (Ord. XXXX § 1, 2023) 18.22.030 Projects subject to housing site compliance review. In order to ensure compliance with the 2023 ODS, the following project types on housing opportunity sites shall be subject to housing site compliance review: A. The planning commission shall consider and render a decision regarding whether a housing opportunity site project complies with the 2023 ODS, any related environmental mitigation measure(s), and City objective standards which were in place when an application for the site was received for projects including 51 or more residential units. B. The zoning administrator shall consider and render a decision regarding whether a housing opportunity site project complies with the 2023 ODS, any related environmental mitigation measure(s), and City objective standards which were in place when an application for the site was received for projects up to 50 residential units. (Ord. XXXX § 1, 2023) 18.22.040 Powers – Duties. The planning commission or zoning administrator shall have the following powers and duties: A. In making decisions, approve, approve with modifications or conditions, or deny an application for a housing opportunity site in compliance with the 2023 ODS, any related environmental mitigation measure(s), and City objective standards which were in place when the application was received. B. Require such improvements, either on or off site, which are reasonably related to the project for a housing opportunity site which are necessary in order to mitigate adverse environmental effects disclosed in an environmental assessment, negative declaration, EIR/EIS, etc., in compliance with the 2023 ODS, and City objective standards which were in place when the application was received. (Ord. XXXX § 1, 2023) Page 128 of 270