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Page 3 of 4 <br />• Improved/more objective requirements and standards for dispersal/clustering of units <br />• Provisions intended to provide flexibility to meet on-site affordable requirements for <br />single-family projects with smaller and clustered units <br />• Provisions to disallow Accessory Dwelling Units and Junior Accessory Dwelling Units <br />from being “counted” towards IZO requirements <br />• Specifications for minimum unit sizes and specified bedroom mix <br />• Improved/more objective design standards for unit comparability and design quality <br />respective to market-rate units <br />• Alternative Compliance Procedure <br />o Alternatives to strict compliance with IZO may be allowed subject to City Council <br />approval <br />o Different clustering/configuration (most preferred) <br />o Off-site construction <br />o Land dedication <br />o Payment of fees (least preferred) <br />• Improved and strengthened criteria for approval of alternative compliance proposals <br />• Simplified approval process for projects fully compliant with requirements of the IZO, <br />and not seeking alternative compliance. <br /> <br />Amendments to PMC Chapters 17.40, 18.38 and ODS for Housing Element Sites <br />Amendments to these chapters are less substantial than those proposed to Chapter 17.44, but <br />variously include revisions to delete redundant/overlapping requirements, modernize language, <br />and align the PMC text to current State law and City practices (see October 15 Agenda Report <br />for additional information). <br /> <br />CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) <br />The adoption of this ordinance and the amendments to the Objective Design Standards for the <br />Housing Sites are not a project within the meaning of Section 15378 of the California <br />Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines because there is no potential for them to result <br />in a physical change in the environment, either directly or indirectly. Additionally, the ordinance <br />and amendments to the Objective Design Standards are exempt from CEQA pursuant to <br />CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no <br />possibility of a significant effect on the environment and they contain no provisions that will <br />directly or indirectly result in a physical change in the environment. <br /> <br /> <br />EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY <br />Adopting the updated Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance and related PMC amendments helps to <br />advance equity and sustainability goals, by improving and strengthening the ordinance and its <br />implementing procedures to encourage the maximum production of affordable housing units, <br />and ensure that the housing needs of Pleasanton's lower-income households are met. <br /> <br />OUTREACH <br />Notice of this public hearing was placed in The Valley Times, and interested parties requesting <br />notification were also sent notices. Prior to this public hearing, staff provided an update to the <br />Chamber of Commerce Economic Development and Government Relations (EDGR) <br />Page 45 of 658