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Resolution No. 2022-006 Recommending that the City Council Adopt an Ordinance Amending Sections 5.08.136 and 5.12.132 of the San Leandro Zoning Code to Extend Entitlements for Qualified Housing Projects Two Years
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WHEREAS, California is suffering from a significant and prolonged housing crisis; and
WHEREAS, the housing crisis has caused significant increases in rent and home prices, making it difficult for households to find affordable housing in San Leandro and throughout the region; and
WHEREAS, San Leandro's Regional Housing Needs Assessment ("RHNA") allocation for the 5th Housing Element Cycle (2015-2023) was 2287 units across all income levels, but less than 500 units have been produced during that time period; and
WHEREAS, San Leandro's RHNA allocation for the 6th Housing Element Cycle (2023-2031) is 3855 units across all income levels; and
WHEREAS, the City's General Plan and Housing Element include various goals and policies focused on increasing the supply of residential units within San Leandro, including both market-rate and affordable units; and
WHEREAS, in recent years, the City has approved entitlements for multi-family residential developments consisting of over 2,000 units;
WHEREAS, these approved projects will provide critically needed new housing units; and
WHEREAS, an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus named "SARS-CoV-2," and the disease it causes named "coronavirus disease 2019," abbreviated COVID-19 ("COVID-19 Pandemic") occurred in March 2020; and
WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Pandemic has had a significant impact across all sectors of the national, state, and local economies; and
WHEREAS, in the early months of the COVID-19 Pandemic, stringent public health orders made it impossible to pursue construction projects; and
WHEREAS, even after health orders have been lifted, the COVID-19 Pandemic continues to cause significant negative impacts to the global supply chain; and
WHEREAS, the ...
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