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General Plan Amendments 7 March 21, 2011 General Plan Map also are included in the Addendum. At this time, the intent is not to reprint the entire General Plan document with the changes included after this Amendment is approved. Persons receiving paper copies of the 2002 Plan will be provided with the 12 -page supplement from this point forward. Persons accessing the Plan on -line will be advised that the 2002 document has been amended. A link on the City's website will open the 12 -page Addendum noting the changes. The General Plan Map will be officially amended. The Map posted on the City's website will be replaced with a Map showing the new designations and the City's GIS General Plan "shape files" will be changed to reflect the new designations. Because of budgetary constraints and the limited time remaining before the General Plan needs to be completely updated in 2015, staff 1' does not believe that reformatting the entire document to include the 12 - page Addendum would be cost effective. The software used to format the General Plan in 2002 is no longer used, and re- flowing the text with a current graphic design and publishing program would cost several thousand dollars. Co, reci wn Staff is recommending the following change to the GP Consistency language shown in the attached exhibits. Regarding the definition, the following two sentences to be added to the end of the definition on Addendum P.4 ( "TOD Mixed Use "): "The predominant land uses in the TOD Mixed Use are multi - family residential, retail, office, and civic facilities. Industrial uses may be acceptable in TOD Mixed Use areas that were planned and zoned for industrial activities prior to 2007, subject to use permit requirements and additional standards defined by zoning ". Also note that Area 20 is also being changed from Downtown Mixed Use to TOD Mixed Use, consistent with the adopted TOD Strategy zoning. The reason for changing it is to align the General Plan boundaries with the zoning boundaries. The three shapes (17A, 17B, and 20) are in the DA -3 and DA -4 zones rather than the DA -1, so they align better with the TOD Mixed Use category. Previous City Council Actions On May 6, 2002, the City of San Leandro adopted an updated General Plan as required by state law. On September 4, 2007, the City adopted a Transit Oriented Development Strategy (TOD Strategy) for an approximately 300 -acre area including the BART Station vicinity and Downtown San Leandro. The 2002 General Plan was not formally amended at that time, as the TOD concepts were generally consistent with its transit oriented development policies. On April 5, 2010, the City adopted a new Housing Element consistent with state law. The new Element superseded the 2002 Housing Element. At its September 20, 2010 meeting, the City Council approved an amendment to the City's Administrative Code that formally adopted