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6th Cycle Program 3.5: Proactively work to assist in the rehabilitation of
<br />existing housing units determined to have substandard conditions and/or
<br />known building code violations, occupied by extremely low-, very low-, or
<br />low-income households, through the following measures:
<br />1. Provide funding on an annual basis to the Housing Rehabilitation
<br />Program, including available grant funding and City-derived funds (such
<br />as the Lower-Income Housing Fee), and partner with non-profits and
<br />outside organizations to support their housing rehabilitation programs
<br />and efforts.
<br />2. Identify eligible single-family residential properties and households
<br />through the outreach program offered the City’s Housing Rehabilitation
<br />Program, as well as partnerships with agencies and non-profits that
<br />support housing rehabilitation.
<br />3. Create an inventory of multi-family properties built prior to 1970, as
<br />well as properties where Building Code violations have been verified,
<br />conduct a visual survey of these properties, and conduct outreach to
<br />owners to identify needs and opportunities for rehabilitation assistance
<br />through the Rental Housing Rehabilitation Program. As part
<br />of this effort, prioritize review of older multi-unit residential properties
<br />located within
<br />the Downtown area, which provides some of the most naturally
<br />affordable rental
<br />housing in Pleasanton.
<br />4. When rehabilitation assistance is offered for multi-family rental units,
<br />require, as a condition of receipt of funds, owners to provide, in
<br />exchange, a commitment to deed restrict or limit rent increases for a
<br />proportion of units in the complex to maintain their existing long-term
<br />affordability for current or future tenants.
<br />15 lower-income units rehabilitated during
<br />the planning period
<br />Ongoing administration of the
<br />Housing Rehabilitation
<br />Program; create eligibility list
<br />and inventory (January 2025)
<br />6th Cycle
<br />Continuous 1 and 2. Ongoing. The City's Housing Rehabilitation
<br />Program continues to be a popular and successfull
<br />program that provide grants or loans to income-eligibe
<br />homeowners to complete health and safety repairs and
<br />improvements to their homes. The City, however, is in
<br />the process of finding a new program administrator.
<br />Due to the lack of funds, items 3 and 4 cannot currently
<br />be pursued.
<br />Units In FY2023-24, five (5) housing
<br />rehabilitation projects were
<br />completed. Four (4) homes
<br />were rehabilitated in
<br />FY2024025.
<br /> For more information please contact
<br />Steve Hernandez, Housing Manager
<br />shernandez@cityofpleasantonca.gov
<br />6th Cycle Program 3.6: Recognizing the impacts of residential
<br />displacement, the State has enacted several new laws to protect existing
<br />tenants, including:
<br />• AB 1482: prohibits evictions and non-renewals of leases without “just
<br />cause,” and limits rent increases to five percent per year plus CPI or 10
<br />percent (whichever is lower);
<br />• SB 330: bans the approval of development projects on sites that would
<br />eliminate existing protected units unless the units are replaced with
<br />affordable units;
<br />• AB 1397: requires development on Housing Element sites occupied by
<br />lower income households within the last five years to be replaced with
<br />affordable units; and
<br />• Density Bonus Law: requires replacement of units occupied by lower
<br />income households within the last five years at an affordable housing
<br />cost. Pursuant to Government Code 65583.2(g)(3) and 65915, the City will
<br />require the replacement of units affordable to the same or lower-income
<br />level as a condition of any development on a nonvacant site as required
<br />by SB 330 and State law.
<br />Implement State law requirements when
<br />applicable during development applications.
<br />The City’s objective is that 100 percent of
<br />protected units are replaced in all applicable
<br />projects through 2031
<br />As applications for
<br />redevelopment of sites with
<br />existing housing are
<br />submitted
<br />6th Cycle
<br />Continuous The City has not received an application that
<br />would result in the displacement of existing
<br />tenants.
<br />Units The City has not received
<br />an application that would
<br />result in the displacement of
<br />existing tenants.
<br />For information regarding program
<br />2.10 please contact Derek Farmer,
<br />Planning Manager
<br />dfarmer@cityofpleasantonca.gov
<br />6th Cycle Program 4.1: As required by state law, the City will review the
<br />status of Housing Element programs by April of each year and deliver the
<br />review on the form required by the State Department of Housing and
<br />Community Development. Various Housing Element programs will result
<br />in amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and other regulatory changes to
<br />facilitate the production of housing (e.g., Programs 5.6).
<br />Comply with APR reporting requirements Annually (by April 1 of each
<br />year)6th Cycle
<br />Continuous Ongoing Other The City continues to comply
<br />with APR reporting
<br />requirements.
<br />For more informaiton please contact
<br />Emily Carroll, Associate Planner
<br />ecarroll@cityofpleasantonca.gov
<br />6th Cycle Program 4.2: Develop objective design standards for multi-
<br />family and mixed-use development to eliminate subjectivity, consistent
<br />with state law including SB 35 and SB 330. This effort will evaluate and
<br />address subjective standards and findings required for approval in the
<br />Zoning Ordinance and the City’s Design Guidelines, including in multi-
<br />family and mixed-use districts both within and outside the Downtown.
<br />The Housing Site Development Standards and Design Guidelines will
<br />also be reviewed, revised, and integrated such that they reflect objective
<br />design standards. The purpose of these standards is to expedite the
<br />approval process for such projects and support the City in meeting its
<br />housing goals, while ensuring projects are attractive, well-designed, and
<br />provide adequate amenities and livability for residents. As part of this
<br />process, engage with experts in the field, and with property owners and
<br />developers to ensure that standards will result in financially and
<br />physically feasible projects that can achieve the densities assigned to
<br />various properties.
<br />Consistency with state law, including SB35
<br />and SB330 By February 2023 6th Cycle
<br />Completed Objective Design Standards adopted January 2023 Other Objective Design Standards
<br />adopted.
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<br />6th Cycle Program 4.3: Suspend enforcement of the Growth Management
<br />Program and Ordinance (Pleasanton Municipal Code 17.36) as necessary
<br />to comply with state law, specifically the Housing Crisis Act (SB 330).
<br />Support the development and rehabilitation
<br />of housing affordable to extremely low-, low-
<br />and very low-income households and review
<br />infrastructure needs.
<br />Ongoing 6th Cycle
<br />Completed The City has suspended enforcement of the Growth
<br />Management Program and Ordinance, in accordance
<br />with Government Code Section 66300, the Housing
<br />Crisis Act.
<br />Other The City has suspended
<br />enforcement of the Growth
<br />Management Program and
<br />Ordinance, in accordance with
<br />Government Code Section
<br />66300, the Housing Crisis Act.
<br />Please contact Derek Farmer,
<br />Planning Manager
<br />dfarmer@cityofpleasantonca.gov
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