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Staff Report for the Second Reading of the City of San Leandro City Council Ordinance No. 2020-012 Adopting Chapter 2.10, Bay Fair Transit Oriented Development (B-TOD), to the San Leandro Zoning Code and Related Amendments to the Zoning Code, Zoning Map, and Municipal Code (Introduced on December 7, 2020).
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
On December 7, 2020, the City Council reviewed, accepted public comments, and approved the first reading of the City of San Leandro Ordinance adopting Chapter 2.10, Bay Fair Transit-Oriented Development (B-TOD), to the San Leandro Zoning Code and related amendments to the Zoning Code, Zoning Map, and Municipal Code.
On December 7, the Council also adopted a related Resolution (No. 2020-149) amending the Bay Fair Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Specific Plan and General Plan for consistency with the Zoning Amendments and determining that the proposed project was adequately analyzed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) by the Addendum to the Certified Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan EIR (SCH#2017032016).
BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
The proposed Zoning and Municipal Code amendments are the culmination of a multi-year, public planning effort to lay the groundwork to transform the 154-acre area surrounding the Bay Fair BART Station into a vibrant transit village with a diversity of land uses serving residents, workers, and visitors. In 2018, the Council adopted the Bay Fair TOD Specific Plan (Specific Plan), which promotes the long-term sustainability and vibrancy of the Bay Fair BART Station area and helped establish it as a regional Priority Development Area (PDA) in order to:
* Provide greater access to public funding targeted to TOD areas;
* Incentivize/streamline the regulatory process for future TOD developments;
* Continue City and private investments in South San Leandro; and
* Add the final planning piece to the City's East 14th Street corridor, following the East 14th South Area Strategy ...
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