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<br />I EXHIBIT A I <br /> <br />Proposed deletions shown are shown in strikoout text and additions in italics and <br />underlined. <br /> <br />PART VI <br /> <br />AFFORDABLE HOUSING <br /> <br />Article 30 <br /> <br />Inclusionary Zoning <br /> <br />6-3000 Purpose. <br /> <br />The purpose of this ordinance is to: <br /> <br />A. Encourage the development and availability of housing affordable to a broad <br />range of Households with varying income levels within City as mandated by State <br />Law, Califomia Government Code Sections 65580 and following; <br /> <br />B. Promote the City's goal to add affordable housing units to the City's housing <br />stock in proportion to the overall increase in new jobs and housing units; <br /> <br />C. Offset the demand on housing that is created by new development and <br />mitigate environmental and other impacts that accompany new residential <br />and commercial development by protecting the economic diversity of the City's <br />housing stock, reducing traffic, transit and related air quality impacts, promoting <br />jobslhousing balance and reducing the demands placed on transportation <br />infrastructure in the region; and <br /> <br />D. Increase the supply of affordable ownership and rental housing in San Leandro <br />as identified in the established Housing Element Goal 53, Affordable Housing <br />Development. Policy 53.03 of Goal 53. requires the inclusion of affordable <br />housing in new housing developments - both inside and outside the <br />redevelopment project areas. <br /> <br />6-3002 Findings. <br /> <br />The City Council finds and determines: <br /> <br />A. Both Califomia and the City face a serious housing problem that threatens their <br />economic security. Lack of access to affordable housing has a direct impact upon <br />the health, safety and welfare of the residents of City. The City will not be able to <br />contribute to the attainment of State housing goals or to retain a healthy <br />environment without additional affordable housing. The housing problem has <br />an impact upon a broad range of income groups including many who are not <br />impoverished by standards other than those applicable to California's and the <br />City's housing markets, and no single housing program will be sufficient to <br />meet the housing need. <br /> <br />B. Rising land prices along with limited available land have been key factors in <br />preventing development of new affordable housing. New housing construction in <br />the City which does not include affordable units aggravates the existing shortage <br /> <br />1 <br />