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General Plan Amendments 3 March 21, 2011 The impacts of growth anticipated by the General Plan were evaluated in an Environmental Impact Report certified by the San Leandro City Council in May 2002. 7'OD Strategy I'm visions for the TOD Area The TOD Strategy proposed substantially more development in the Downtown I3ART Station than was envisioned by the General Plan. However, the Strategy also had a longer buildout horizon (2030 vs. 2015), so the forecasts in each Plan are not necessarily in conflict. The TOD Strategy anticipates that most of the growth between 2007 and 2030 will occur on 39 opportunity "sites." Under the new land use designations established by the TOD, these 39 sites have a combined capacity of 3,431 dwelling units and 839,000 square feet of commercial and office space. Many of the opportunity sites have a different designation in the TOD Strategy than they do in the General Plan. For example, the sites west of the BART Station (i.e., the Westlake/ San Leandro Crossings development) are designated for High Density Mixed Use in the TOD Strategy, with an emphasis on housing. The sites at the north end of Alvarado Street are similarly designated for high density mixed use with an emphasis on housing. The TOD Strategy replaced most of the single use designations in the General Plan (e.g., "General Commercial," "High Density Residential," etc.) with Mixed Use designations. These were subsequently translated into six zoning districts. which were mapped throughout the 300 - acre study area. A variety of densities, intensities, and use combinations apply in these zoning districts. Most of the TOD land use designations (and their accompanying zoning designations) have minimum densities and a few have no maximums. Where maximums do apply, they are higher than the 24 unit per acre maximum that applies in the 2002 General Plan. For example, the "Multi -Use Infill" designation has a maximum density of 40 units per acre, the "TOD Transition Mixed Use" designation has a maximum density of 60 units per acre, and the "TOD Residential Mixed Use" designation has a maximum density of 100 units per acre. The -Tor) BART Area" and "Office Mixed Use" designations have no maximum. Where minimum densities apply, they range from 20 units per acre in the "Multi -Use hmfill" and "TOD Transition Mixed Use" designations to 80 units per acre in the "TOD BART Area Mixed Use" designation. The TOD Strategy provides specific direction for a number of "Special Policy Areas" near BART. Some of these are in conflict with General Plan narrative and action text. For instance, the TOD Strategy suggests that the 10.4 acres on Alvarado at Antonio Streets be developed with high density housing of up to 100 units per acre. By contrast. Action 7.12 -A of the General Plan indicates the site should be "high - quality office development." The impacts of the Downtown TOD Strategy were considered in an DR which was certified by the City Council in September 2007. The DR itself referenced the need to amend the General Plan for consistency. Reconciling the General Plan and TOD Strategy The proposed Amendment would create a new General Plan Land Use Category called "Transit Oriented Mixed Use." The designation would be mapped in portions of the TOD Strategy area and would replace the various single use designations that now apply. The Official General Plan Map will be replaced with a new Map showing the geographic extent of this new category.