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POTENTIALLY POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT LESS THAN NO ISSUES SIGNIFICANT UNLESS SIGNIFICANT IMPACT SOURCES ISSUES MITIGATION IMPACT INCORPORATED 1. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Would the project: a• Physically divide an established community? X 1, 2 b• Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, or X 1, 2, 3, 5 regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over the project (including, but not limited to the general plan, specific plan, local coastal program, or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? c• Conflict with. any applicable habitat conservation plan X 1, 3, 6 or natural community conservation plan? EXPLANATION: a) Physical division of an existing community would typically be associated with construction of a new highway, railroad, subway, park, or other linear feature. In this case, the project is a programmatic update of the City's Housing Element and would have no such effect. No changes to the General Plan Map or Zoning Map would occur and no physical changes which would create barriers within the community are anticipated. The Element supports and reinforces existing General Plan policies to encourage infill housing, promote higher densities around transit, and balance jobs and housing in future growth. Policies in both the Land Use Element and the Housing Element support de-concentration of lower income housing to avoid creating physical, social and economic divisions in the city. b) The Housing Element does not conflict with any federal, state, county or special district plans, and is consistent with applicable City of San Leandro plans, policies, and regulations. The Element recommends a set of revisions to local zoning regulations to remove potential constraints to housing development. It also recommends an update of the City's inclusionary zoning ordinance so it is more responsive to housing market trends. Neither of these actions would be considered conflicts with regulations adopted for the purpose of avoiding or mitigating an environmental affect. Action 53.01-D of the Housing Element calls for updating the General Plan Future Land Use Map so it reflects the land uses and densities depicted on the already adopted TOD Strategy Land Use Plan. This is an administrative task and would not be a substantive change to the Map, since the TOD designation has already been implemented through zoning. The change is intended to ensure consistency between the General Plan and TOD Plan and eliminate a potential conflict that exists between the maps in each document. c) The Housing Element does not propose land use changes to any area covered by a Habitat Conservation Plan or Community Conservation Plan. The City implements a number of plans to protect shoreline marsh areas. There are no housing sites in or immediately adjacent to the protected shoreline marshlands. 2. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Would the project: a• Induce substantial population growth in an area either X 3, 7 directly, for example, by proposing new homes and businesses, or indirectly, through projects in an undeveloped area or major infrastructure? b• Displace substantial number of existing housing, X 1, 3 necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? c• Displace substantial numbers of people, necessitating X 1, 3 the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? Housing Element Initial Study and Negative Declaration 8 February 2010