CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA PACKET 8-11-26

residential project; however, the project is required to pay affordable housing fees pursuant to the City’s Master Fee Schedule. Climate Action Plan 2.0 In 2022, the City adopted Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2.0, which was recognized by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District as a Qualified Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy. CAP 2.0 establishes mandatory and voluntary measures related to land use, transp ortation, energy, waste, and water to reduce greenhouse gas emissions consistent with AB 32 targets. Projects consistent with the CAP 2.0 Greenhouse Gas Compliance Checklist (GHG Checklist) may rely on the programmatic CAP 2.0 environmental analysis for greenhouse gas impacts. The project’s GHG Checklist provides general compliance. However, staff has requested information that includes clarifying annotations on plans (e.g. bicycle amenities, energy storage system) and revising water use calculations for evaluation with the City’s Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance (WELO). PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of this application was sent to property owners and tenants within a 1,000-foot radius of the site, as shown in Exhibit F. A project notification sign was also posted on-site on May 14, 2026. At the time of report publication, staff has not received any public comments. Public comments received after publication of this report will be forwarded to the Planning Commission. ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT CEQA does not apply to projects that the City rejects or disapproves. (CEQA Guidelines § 15270.) Should the Planning Commission wish to recommend approval of the project, staff would evaluate the project for compliance with CEQA and return to the Planning Commission at a future public hearing for formal consideration and action. SUMMARY/CONCLUSION As outlined in this report, the project plans are incomplete and inconsistent with numerous policies, standards and guidelines of the General Plan, DSP, Downtown Design Guidelines, applicable ODS, and PMC regulations. The PUD District is intended to promote well-planned projects that achieve high-quality design, superior site planning, and compatibility with surrounding uses while advancing adopted General Plan and specific plan goals. As proposed, staff finds the project does not meet these objectives, and that the number and extent of deviations from the applicable standards do not allow the necessary findings for approval to be made. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the attached resolution (Exhibit A) recommending that the City Council deny the applications for Rezoning, a Certificate of Appropriateness, and a PUD Development Plan filed as Case Nos. P26 -0360 and PUD-152. Primary Author: Diego Mora, AICP, Associate Planner 925-931-5618 or DMora@cityofpleasantonca.gov Reviewed/Approved By: Eric Luchini, Senior Planner Derek Farmer, Assistant Director of Community and Economic Development Katy Wisinski, Assistant City Attorney Ellen Clark, Director of Community and Economic Development Page 267 of 373