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RESOLUTION NO. PC-2026-23 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF PLEASANTON RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVE AMENDMENTS TO THE GENERAL PLAN, ZONING MAP AND ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT, AND OBJECTIVE DESIGN STANDARDS FOR HOUSING SITES RELATED TO THE APPLICATION OF A NEW GENERAL PLAN OVERLAY DISTRICT AND REZONING ACROSS THREE SITES TO ALLOW FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, AS FILED UNDER CASE NO. P25-0727 WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65302 requires that each city adopt a General Plan consisting of mandatory elements, including land use, circulation, housing, conservation, open space, noise, and safety. Consistent with these requirements, the General Plan integrates policies and implementation measures to manage development, accommodate population growth, and protect environmental resources while maintaining the community’s character; and WHEREAS, the General Plan establishes the comprehensive, long-range framework for physical development within the City of Pleasanton (“City”) and its planning area, including land use, circulation, housing, conservation, public services, and other key resource areas. The General Plan began a comprehensive update in 2005 and serves as the primary policy document guiding growth, development, and land use decisions through the planning horizon; and WHEREAS, the Housing Element is one of the required chapters of a General Plan and serves as a comprehensive document identifying a jurisdiction’s future housing needs and proposed actions to meet housing requirements as mandated by the State. The City Council adopted the Housing Element on January 26, 2023, and, subsequent to revisions in response to comments and certification from the State Department of Housing and Community Development, re-adopted it on September 19, 2023; and WHEREAS, on November 27, 2023, the City received correspondence from the Housing Action Coalition (HAC), disputing the validity of the Housing Element; and WHEREAS, in June, 2025, based on subsequent discussion s between the City and HAC, the parties signed a Settlement Agreement wherein the City agreed to rezone three additional sites for housing at densities between 30 to 40 and 30 to 60 dwelling units per acre (“the Project”), and WHEREAS, the Project sites are located at 3825/3975 Hopyard Road (APN: 941-2760-19-1), 4515 Rosewood Drive (APN: 941-2779-9), and 5960 Inglewood Drive (APN: 941-2760-18); and WHEREAS, the Project consists of General Plan Amendments and amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Map, to reflect a new land use overlay and rezoning of Docusign Envelope ID: 404766B6-1F87-8D7F-82C5-47EAC2001401