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Element with especially significant housing needs are large and extended families. Also, currently there are limited housing choices for young adults or singles within San Leandro. D. Development of new commercial projects and Market-Rate housing encourages new residents to move to the City. These new residents will place demands on services provided by both public and private sectors. Some of these employees eam incomes only adequate to pay for afforcable housing, not market rate housing. Because affordable housing is in short supply within the Cit1r, these employees may be forced to live in less than adequate housing within the City, pay a disproportionate share of their incomes to live in adequate housing within the City, or commute ever-increasing distances to their jobs from housing boated outside the City. These clrcumstances harm the Cit)!s ability to attain goals articulated in the Citys General Plan. E. A lack of new inclusionary units will have a substantial negative impact on the environment and economic climate because (i) housing will have to be built elsewhere, far from employment centers and, therefore, commutes will increase, causing increased traffic and transit demand and consequent noise and air pollution; and (ii) City businesses will find it more difficult to attract and retain the workers they need. Indusbnary housing policies contribute to a healthy job and housing balance by providing more affordable housing close to employment centers. F. The California Legislature has required each local government agency to develop a comprehensive, long-term general plan establishing policies for future development. As specified in the Govemment Code (at Sections 65300, 65302(c), and 65583(c)), the plan must: (i) "encourage the development of a variety of types of housing for all income levels, including multifamily rental housing;" (ii) "assist in the development of adequate housing to meet the needs of low- and moderate- income Households;" and (iii) "conserve and improve the condition of the existing affordable housing stock, which may include addressing ways to mitigate the loss of dwelling units demolished by public or private action." G. The citizens of the City seek swell-planned, aesthetically pleasing and balanced community, with housing affordable to very low-, low- and moderate-income Households. Affordable housing should be available throughout the City, and not restricted to a few neighborhoods and areas. Therefore, our primary goal with this policy is to have diverse housing. However, there may also be trade-offs where constructing affordable units at a different site than the site of the principle project may produce a greater number of affordable units without additional costs to the project applicant. Thus, the City finds that in certain limited circumstances, the purposes of this Article may be better served by allowing the developer to comply with the inclusionary requirement through alternative means, such as development of ofF site housing or dedication of land. For example, if a project applicant can produce a significantly ORDINANCE NO. 2004-023 4