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Some of San Leandro's most critical housing needs D. ADEQUATE SITESANALYSIS __ are associated with "special needs" populations, such as the elderly and disabled. Although several local The Housing Element includes an inventory of housing programs specifically target these groups, potential sites where housing could be constructed there continue to be unmet needs. This is especially during the next five years. The inventory includes true for lower income seniors. As the baby boom "underutilized" sites as well sites that are vacant. In generation approaches retirement age, the city will fact, many of the City's potential housing sites are need to increase senior housing resources. Despite currently developed as parking lots or used car lots, the presence of several assisted living and congregate or contain older commercial buildings. There are care facilities in the City, there continue to be long also a number of developed residential properties waiting lists for units reserved for persons with that could be further subdivided to achieve the limited income. The City also faces challenges in densities envisioned by the General Plan. meeting the needs of its homeless population. The capacity for over 2,700 units of new housing has Nearly half of the City's 32,000 housing units were been identified, which is more than double the need built between 1943 and 1960: About 12 percent were for the remainder of the 2007 -2014 planning period. built before 1940. Despite the advancing age of the Approximately 90 different housing sites have been housing stock, the vast majority of San Leandro's identified. The Housing Element categorizes these homes are in good to excellent condition. There are sites based on the allowable density (30 units per no concentrations of dilapidated or deteriorating acre is generally considered the threshold at which housing in the City. Structural defects tend to be affordable housing can be feasibly supported), the cosmetic (e.g., damaged siding, roofs needing existing zoning (residential uses required vs residential replacement, etc.). Over the past decade, the City has uses permitted) and the extent of existing development provided low interest home improvement loans or on the site (vacant or "underutilized "). grants to hundreds of low income homeowners to sustain the high quality of the City's neighborhoods. The housing sites include: These programs will continue in the future. • 8 sites where high density housing (30 units per acre or more) is a required component, with a One housing issue that has emerged in the last total capacity of 1,074 units (all located in the decade is the expiration of rent restrictions on vicinity of the Downtown BART station) apartments reserved for low and moderate income • 16 sites where high density housing is a renters. Between 2006 and 2009, there was a net -permitted use but is not required, with a total loss of 52 units of below market rate rental housing capacity of 1,196 units. The 16 sites include due to expiring subsidies. Another 83 units are at seven that are vacant and nine that are risk of losing their subsidies between 2014 and 2019. underutilized. The City has been working with the owners of these • 44 sites that are zoned to permit medium units, as well as local non -profit developers, to density housing (15 to 30 units per acre), with a ensure their long term affordability. Low interest total capacity of 400 units. Of the sites in this rehabilitation loans have proven to be an effective category, 10 are zoned for apartments, two are tool to preserve some of the units. As of 2008, San zoned for offices, eight are zoned for Leandro had 679 below market rate (BMR) rental commercial use, and 24 are zoned mixed use, units— located in 17 different housing with housing encouraged. Many of these sites • developments — reserved for lower income are located along East 14th Street. households. 0