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• These include considering a minimum density city's zoning districts. The City has identified the standard for the RIM (multi- family residential) zones, "IL" zone as the best fit zone for this provision. allowing higher floor area ratios and lot coverage limits for mixed use development in the commercial San Leandro's design review program has not been a zones, and eliminating conditional use permit constraint to affordable housing development. In requirements for multi-family apartment buildings in fact, the program has helped a number of affordable the NA (North Area) zone. The creation of the new projects gain greater public acceptance by engaging "SA" (South Area) and "DA" (Downtown Area) the community in a dialogue about project design. mixed use zones has made high density mixed use Design guidelines for Downtown and the BART development much more viable in San Leandro than Station area ensure that new high density housing it used to be. will be attractive and compatible with nearby neighborhoods and historic resources. The constraints analysis included a review of the City's parking standards. The City modified its Likewise, the City has no special building code standards several years ago to allow parking requirements, site improvement requirements, or reductions for transit- oriented development and permit processing procedures which adversely affect special needs housing. Adjustments to parking housing costs. Development impact fees have risen standards for the NA (North Area) zone and substantially since 2000, particularly for schools and changes to the standards for multi-family housing parks. The local permit fees for a new 2,000 square are recommended. foot home would be approximately $15,000, with an additional $27,000 in fees possible (for parks, utility Also analyzed was San Leandro's inclusionary zoning undergrounding, and water system connections) for ordinance, adopted in 2004. Although only 10 a home in a new subdivision. While these fees are inclusionary units were produced between 2004 and large, they are comparable to other cities in the East 2008, the ordinance served a positive purpose. It Bay. provided affordable home ownership opportunities and density bonuses outside the Redevelopment Infrastructure does not pose a major constraint to Project Area. The Housing Element recommends housing development in San Leandro. Most housing revising the ordinance to respond to market sites are "infill" properties that are already served by conditions and make it easier for developers to road, water, sewer, and storm drainage facilities. The contribute in -lieu fees rather than producing primary service constraint in the city is school ownership units on -site. capacity. Due to recent increases in student enrollment and limited opportunities for new Other topics covered by the constraints analysis facilities, many of the City's schools are now include provisions for second units (granny flats) operating above their design capacities. Although and homeless shelters. One conclusion is that the State law precludes the City from denying city should consider raising the 450 square foot size development because of school capacity constraints, limit for second units. The Element also the issue is frequently raised when new housing is recommends adoption of green building standards proposed. The Element proposes a number of (to reduce energy and water costs) and universal measures to mitigate enrollment impacts. design standards to facilitate access for persons with . disabilities. The City also will need to amend its zoning standards to comply with Senate Bill 2 (SB2), which requires emergency shelters and transitional housing to be permitted "by right" within one of the