Planning Commission Meeting Agenda Packet 04222026

P18-0078, P18-0080, P18-0081, PUD-130 and Tract 8569 (Hidden Canyon) Planning Commission 10 of 28 Zoning District The project site is Pre-zoned-PUD-OS-A&G/OS-PH&S/LDR/HOZ (Planned Unit Development- Open Space-Agriculture & Grazing/Open Space-Public Health and Safety/Low Density Residential/Housing Opportunity Zone) Districts. Pre-zoning establishes the framework for future development of the project site, including areas designated for LDR uses. Development of single-family residences is permitted with the LDR designation, subject to the standards and development plan established through the PUD process. The proposed project is consistent with this pre-zoning framework. The Oak Hills property at 10971 Dublin Canyon Road, is also included as part of the annexation area but is developed with an existing religious facility. No changes to the land use are proposed for this property, and it would continue to operate under existing conditions. Any future modifications to the use or development of the Oak Hills site would be subject to separate City review and approval. INCLUSIONARY ZONING ORDINANCE (IZO) AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING Pleasanton Municipal Code (PMC) Section 17.44.040(A) provides that for all new single-family residential projects of 10 units or more, at least 15 percent of the project’s dwelling units (i.e. six affordably priced units in the development) shall be affordable to very low, low-income, and/or moderate-income households, with such units provided on-site. Section 17.44.080 of the IZO allows for alternative compliance methods, recognizing that providing affordable units on-site may not always be feasible. While the current ordinance provides that the City Council approval of an alternative compliance approach is required, at the time of the IZO update in 2022, projects deemed “in process,” were allowed to be subject to the provisions of the prior ordinance. The proposed project has been under review since 2018, including issuance of a CEQA Notice of Preparation before passage of the IZO update, and qualifies under this provision. As such, the prior IZO permitted payment of fees, rather than constructing on-site units, and this is the approach selected by the applicant as they have asserted building the units on-site would not be financially feasible. Pursuant to the PMC, Affordable Housing funds paid to the City may be used for a wide range of projects; including but not limited to, support for existing City housing programs that benefit lower-income households, funding a future affordable housing project proposed by the City, or to acquire land for construction of a project. In accordance with PMC Section 17.44.060, an Affordable Housing Agreement with Ponderosa Homes is not required because this project is permitted to pay the Affordable Housing Fee to meet the IZO requirements, as reflected in the Pre-Annexation and Development Agreement. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The applicant proposes: 1) annexation (P18-0078) of five parcels totaling 130.98 acres; 2) General Plan amendments (P18-0080) of four parcels to redesignate proposed residential areas from Open Space–Public Health and Safety to Low Density Residential and proposed open space areas from Low Density Residential to either Open Space –Public Health and