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City of San Leandro Community Development Department Planning Services Division RECOMMENDED FINDINGS OF FACT FOR APPROVAL OF PLN2009- 00006; Rezone and Planned Development 2450 Washington Avenue APNs 077D- 1410 - 025 -00 and 077D- 0556- 104 -00 Wm. Mathews, Inc. (applicant and property owner), General Plan Land Use Mau Amendment (Chapter 1, Introduction; Section F, Implementing and Amending the Plan (Page 1 -11)) 1. The proposed General Plan amendment will be in the public interest. The proposed Project PLN2009 -00006 (the "Project ") consists of 2.85 acres, and three of its four property boundaries (north, south and east) are adjacent to sites that are designated as Residential (Medium Density Residential to the north and east and High Density Residential to the south) in the current General Plan Land Use Map. The west side of the site fronts Washington Avenue. The properties to the immediate west of the site are designated by the General Plan Land Use Map as Corridor Mixed Use, which allows residential as a conditionally permitted use. Applicable General Plan policies regarding conversion of non- residential land such as this dated office complex to residential uses (General Plan Policy 3.10) also support this as a means to expand the housing base. Amending the General Plan to change the land use designation of the entire site from Office to High Density Residential will provide consistency in the General Plan Land Use Map for this subject site in the context of the immediate neighborhood and would allow for residential uses on the site. The General Plan Amendment will facilitate construction of new housing units that will be in the public interest. 2. The proposed General Plan amendment will not be detrimental to public health, safety and welfare. There are existing High- and Medium- Density Residential designations directly contiguous to the Project site. Thus, the change in land use designation would not result in the introduction of a new, detrimental land use type into the area. The City has conducted an Initial Study and prepared a Mitigated Negative Declaration to ensure that the future development will not be incompatible with surrounding development, nor would it be detrimental to public health, safety, and welfare. 3. The proposed General Plan Amendment is otherwise consistent with the General Plan. The proposed General Plan Amendment is otherwise consistent with the General Plan because it will further a number of existing General Plan policies, will not impede achievement of other policies, and will not create any internal inconsistencies with the Recommended Findings of Fact November 21, 2011 PLN2009- 00006; 2450 Washington Apartments Page 1 of 5