Planning Commission Agenda Packet 11-12-25

P23-0563 & Tract 8749, 4400 Black Ave. Planning Commission 10 of 12 transportation and reduce Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) associated with new development. Zoning and Uses Conformance The project site is zoned Public and Institutional and HOZ Districts, which references the Housing Element as to allowable density for this and other Housing Element sites. The project, pursuant to SB 330 and SDBL, aligns with the zoning district’s permitted uses and site - prescribed development standards pursuant to the PMC, except with respect to items that request a concession or waiver pursuant to SDBL. The project is consistent with the zoning, since it proposes residential uses that conform with the Housing Element’s allowable density for the project site. Climate Action Plan 2.0 In 2022, the City adopted Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2.0. The CAP 2.0 was reviewed by the Bay Area Quality Management District (BAAQMD) and was deemed a “Qualified Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy” in accordance with the District’s CEQA guidelines. Implementation of the CAP will occur over several years. The CAP consists of amendments to regulations and policies related to Land Use and Transportation, Energy, Solid Waste, and Water and Wastewater, which result in reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in co mpliance with the targets set by AB 32, California’s Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006. Staff completed an analysis of how the project is consistent with or implements the applicable measures outlined in the City of Pleasanton’s CAP. The project will provide EV-ready parking spaces. In addition, several Strategies and Supporting Actions related to water and energy conservation from the CAP are implemented in the project, including that the proposed homes would be all-electric and not contain any new gas facilities. OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS The Planning Commission considers and renders a decision regarding whether a project reviewed under the ODS with 51 or more residential units complies with the applicable ODS and related environmental mitigation measures. The findings demonstrating the project’s conformance to the ODS are found in Exhibit A. One of the required findings, pursuant to Government Code Section 65863, is no net loss of residential unit capacity. The project would include a total of 59 primary units, including 50 above-moderate income residential units and nine on-site affordable units (seven Low-Income and two Very Low-Income); seven of the market-rate units would also include ADUs. The proposed ADUs are not serving as affordable units to meet the IZO. The inventory of sites included in the 6th Cycle Housing Element projected this property (listed as Area 19 in Table B-15) would provide up to 52 moderate-income residential units. By comparison, the project would provide 50 above moderate-income residential units, and nine lower-income units; which is 52 fewer moderate-income units than projected, 50 more above moderate-income units, and nine more lower-income units. The ADUs are assumed, per a methodology approved by California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), to be distributed among lower-, moderate-, and above moderate-income categories. Based on an analysis of recent projects approved/entitled (Table 2), the inventory of sites provides a buffer of 56 units in excess of the City’s assigned 894-unit moderate-income