CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA PACKET

Page 8 of 8 EQUITY AND SUSTAINABILITY The Design Review process disproportionately impacts small business owners and single- family residential property owners, requiring them to dedicate time and money to the planning process before proceeding with a project. The proposed amendments will substantially reduce cost and time burdens for the community and simplify the process for small projects. OUTREACH Notification of this code amendment has been published in The Valley Times as an upcoming agenda item for the December 2, 2025, City Council meeting. At the time this report was prepared, no public comments were received by staff. STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT Approval of this action advances the ONE Pleasanton Strategic Plan goals of Optimizing Our Organization, which involves evaluating the organization’s structure of community engagement opportunities to improve information sharing, optimize staff efficiency, and provide greater service to the community, and Building a Community Where Everyone Belongs, which integrates equitable best practices to increase the reach and access for the entire community. The proposed amendments are also consistent with the Economic Development Strategic Plan. FISCAL IMPACT There is no direct financial impact from approval of the recommended PMC changes. Though it is challenging to quantify, this effort will reduce expenditure of staff time and resources through reducing review of design review applications that are not currently fully cost- recovered, and by reducing printing, mailing and staff time associated with extended public noticing, thereby saving the City money. Prepared by: Submitted by: Approved by: Emily Carroll, Associate Planner and Megan Campbell, Planning & Sustainability Specialist Ellen Clark, Director of Community and Economic Development Gerry Beaudin, City Manager Attachments: 1. Ordinance 2. City Council Resolution No. 91-132 3. October 22, 2025 Planning Commission Report 4. Presentation Page 137 of 200