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of a refined land use and urban design plan for the southern segment of East 14th Street which will allow more mixed use and higher density residential development to occur; proactive support and outreach to the non-profit community to "kick start" new housing investment along East 14t Street; continued work with BART to assess appropriate development strategies for same key infill properties around the Central San Leandro BART station area; permit processing for mixed use and market rate and affordable residential (both rental and ownership) developments, and consideration of a series of zoning code amendments to help remove barriers to housing production. New Inclusionary and Density Bonus Ordinance for Affordable Housing -The City Council adopted a new ordinance that now requires all new residential developments to provide an affordable housing component. Residential projects located in Redevelopment project areas are typically required, through State law, to provide a minimum 15 percent of the total number of new housing units to be affordable. The new ordinance requires that any new residential developments located outside of Redevelopment project areas provide at least 15 percent affordable units. The ordinance provides rules for the payment of in-lieu fees for small projects. The City also strongly encourages that the affordable housing be integrated on-site consistent with the City's General Plan. Revised regulations on the use of density bonuses were also adopted. The new rules lay out the appropriate conditions for the use of a density bonus and is intended to help secure additional affordable ownership and rental housing units on a case-by-case basis. Adoption of a Housing Strategy -The City adopted a Housing Strategy that covers the remainder of the reporting period (2003 - 2006). Its purpose is to outline a plan to focus the City's available funding sources to accomplish the goals, both relating to quality of life and numerical objectives that are stated in the 2003 adopted Housing Element. The Housing Strategy also addresses Redevelopment Agency obligations under State Law as it relates to affordable housing. Details on Affordable Housing Developments -Two affordable housing developments were recently completed : Broadmoor Plaza, a 60-unit senior housing facility, and Fuller Gardens, a 16-unit facility for the developmentally disabled (see Goal 53; Policy 53.02). These two projects represent the first new affordable rental housing construction in San Leandro in several years. Both projects feature long-term affordability provisions and each received assistance from the Affordable Housing Set Aside fund. Broadmoor Plaza received approximately $8.1 million in housing assistance, while the Fuller Gardens development received about $3.7 million from State and Federal resources. Some of the amenities at each facility include a community room and gardens, computer lab and small library at the Broadmoor Plaza facility, while the Fuller Gardens development provides a community room, a generous open space area and butterfly garden and access to the Fuller Lodge facility located adjacent to Fuller Gardens. Fuller Lodge is a facility for the Year 2004 Annual Housing Progress Report 5 City Of Sun Leandro