Title
Public Hearing to Add Section 4.04.336, Multi-family and Mixed-Use Residential Development, to the San Leandro Zoning Code and Adopt Miscellaneous Zoning Code Amendments Related to Objective Development Standards for Multi-Family and Mixed-Use Residential Development Citywide
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing and adopt an Ordinance adding Section 4.04.336, Multi-family and Mixed-Use Residential Development, to the San Leandro Zoning Code and adopt miscellaneous Zoning Code Amendments related to Objective Development Standards for multi-family and mixed-use residential development citywide.
On November 4, 2021, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the amendments, with modifications, to the City Council on a 6-0 vote (one Commissioner absent).
Most notably, the Commission's recommendation included eliminating automobile parking minimums and establishing a parking maximum of 0.5 space/unit for all new multi-family development in the Downtown (DA) and South Area (SA) Zoning Districts.
The Council may wish to consider decoupling the automobile parking amendments from the Objective Development Standards amendments and direct staff to return at a later date with proposed parking amendments after additional outreach and analysis is performed and appropriate transportation demand management policies are prepared.
BACKGROUND
As California's housing supply and homelessness crisis continues, the State has taken a number of actions aimed at reducing barriers to the creation of housing. In 2017, Senate Bill 35 (SB 35) was signed by the Governor establishing a mandated, ministerial (streamlined) review process for multi-family residential projects under specific conditions and near transit locations. To qualify for this process, an applicant would be required to pay prevailing wage for construction labor and meet the affordable housing production threshold. This law exempts such projects from...
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