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PLANNING COMMISSION RESOLUTION NO. 2020-012 RECOMMENDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT CHAPTER 2.10, BAY FAIR TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (B-TOD) DISTRICT, OF THE SAN LEANDRO ZONING CODE, AMEND THE BAY FAIR TOD SPECIFIC PLAN, AMEND THE SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN, AMEND THE SAN LEANDRO ZONING MAP, AND ADOPT MISCELLANEOUS RELATED AMENDMENTS TO THE SAN LEANDRO ZONING CODE, AND ADOPT THE ADDENDUM TO THE CERTIFIED FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR THE 2018 BAY FAIR TOD SPECIFIC PLAN
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WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65300 et seq. requires every city and county in California to adopt a General Plan for its long-range development, and further, to periodically update that plan to reflect current conditions and issues; and
WHEREAS; in 2016, the City Council adopted the San Leandro 2035 General Plan; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65450 et seq. permits a city to adopt a specific plan for the implementation of the general plan for part of the area covered by the general plan; and
WHEREAS, on February 20, 2018, the City Council adopted the Bay Fair Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Specific Plan (the "Specific Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan Area encompasses 154 acres and is generally bound by East 14 Street to the northeast, Hesperian Boulevard to the west, and the border between the City and unincorporated Alameda County to the south and southwest (the "Specific Plan Area"); and
WHEREAS, the Bay Fair BART Station and parking lots, Bayfair Center shopping mall, Fairmont Square and Fashion Faire Place shopping areas, and portions of the Hesperian and East 14th corridors are included within the Specific Plan Area; and
WHEREAS, the Specific Plan implements the City's General Plan, which identifies the Specific Plan Area as one of the City's most significant areas of potential changes, and envisions the area as a dynamic, walkabl...
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