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WHEREAS, on October 20, 2011, by Resolution No. 2011 -001 PC, the Planning Commission made the necessary findings and recommended that the City Council approve the proposed General Plan Land Use Map Amendment and the Planned Development Project entitlement; and WHEREAS, on November 21, 2011 the City Council conducted a properly noticed public hearing to consider approval of the Project, including, in addition to this Resolution, an amendment to the Zoning Map; and WHEREAS, the documents incorporated herein by reference are available for review in the City Planning department at the San Leandro City Hall, file PLN2009 -00006 during normal business hours. The location and custodian of the draft Mitigated Negative Declaration, including comments and responses, and other documents that constitute a record of proceedings for the Project, is the City of San Leandro, 835 E. 14 Street, San Leandro, CA 94577. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows: Section I. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and made a part of this Resolution. Section 2. Findings for the General Plan Land Use Map Amendment. As required under State law, the General Plan and the City Municipal Code, the City Council finds the following: A. The proposed General Plan Land Use Map Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein, is consistent with the San Leandro General Plan as proposed for amendment, and furthers a number of important Guiding and Implementing Policies currently in the General Plan, including without limitation: Policy 2.05: Alterations, Additions and Infill Ensure that alterations, additions and infill development are compatible with existing homes and maintain aesthetically pleasing neighborhoods. Policy 3.01: Mix of Unit Types Encourage a mix of residential development types in the City, including single - family homes on a variety of lot sizes, as well as townhomes, row houses, live -work units, planned unit developments and multi - family housing. Policy 3.04: Promotion of Infill Encourage infill development on vacant or underused sites within residential areas. Policy 13.04: Transit - Oriented Development Ensure that properties adjacent to City's BART stations and along heavily used public transit routes are developed in a way that maximizes the potential for transit use. Such development should be of particularly high quality, include open space and other amenities, and respect the scale and character of nearby neighborhoods. RESOLUTION NO. 2011 -193 2