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City of San Leandro Community Development Department Planning Services Division Staff Report DATE: January 22, 2009 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Phil Millenbah, Senior Planner SUBJECT: PLN2008-00031 Site Plan Review Permit and PLN2008-00054 Vesting Tentative Map; Public Hearing on the San Leandro Crossings Project. PLN2008-00031 is a 100 Unit Affordable Housing Project Located Adjacent to the San Leandro BART Station at 1333 Martinez Street and PLN2008-00054 is a 4 lot Vesting Tentative Map. (Applicant: Westlake Development Partners, LLC). APN's 075-0047-002,075-0047-003-02, 075-0047- 007. SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION On October 6, 2008 the City Council held a public hearing and amended Article 25, section 5-2506 of the zoning code and added paragraph "C" which states, "Site Plan Review for projects that require Planning Commission Review: When Planning Commission review is required for a development application, the Planning Commission shall review and either recommend approval or conditional approval to the city Council, conditionally approve, or shall deny the discretionary approvals." Because the Vesting Tentative Map is a part of the application and would require Planning Commission approval, both the Site Plan Review Permit and the Vesting Tentative Map will come before the Planning Commission for its review recommendation. This code amendment became effective November 20, 2008. This public hearing is for the Planning Commission to review the 100 unit affordable housing project on the west side of San Leandro Boulevard. The 200 unit condominium project at the site of the existing BART parking lot will come before the Planning Commission on a later date. The BART replacement garage will also be heard in association with this second project. Cannery Court at San Leandro Crossings (Formerly called San Leandro Crossings West) is a phased, mixed-use, transit-oriented development located near downtown and the San Leandro BART station. The project consists of 100 affordable housing units that are proposed to be developed adjacent to the existing BART station at the site of the old Del Monte plant. The 100 affordable units are being developed as a way to meet the projects inclusionary housing requirement for future development of the site that could eventually total 700 units. There will also be a BART replacement lot on the proposed lot 3 Vesting Tentative Map that will replace the 329 parking spaces from the BART parking lot on the east side of San Leandro Boulevard in a new 329 parking space garage adjacent to the affordable housing project. The replacement parking garage is subject to a future development permit. This project has an associated Vesting Tentative Map Subdivision Map (VTM) and VTM's are required to be reviewed by the Planning Commission with recommendation to the City Council. Pursuant to new section 5-2506 of the Zoning Planning Commission Staff Report January 22, 2009 San Leandro Crossings Public Hearing Page 1 of 12