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WHEREAS, on October 20, 2011 the Planning Commission of the City of San Leandro passed Resolution No. 2011 -001 PC, recommending adoption of the Development Agreement and adoption of a zoning ordinance amendment that would amend the land use designation of the Property from Assembly Use overlay "P (AU)" to Residential Multi - Family with a Planned Development Overlay [RM- 1800(PD)]; and WHEREAS, on November 21, 2011 the City Council conducted a properly noticed public hearing to consider approval of the Project, including the draft Mitigated Negative Declaration and Planned Development as well as amendments to the General Plan and 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 ORDAIN as fol lows: Section I. Findings for the Zoning Map Amendment. As required under State law, the City Council finds as follows: a. The proposed rezone is consistent with the City's General Plan (as proposed for amendment), pursuant to Gov. Code section 65855 and sections 5 -2708 and 5 -2712 of the Zoning Code. The Zoning Map RM- 1800(PD) designation corresponds to the appropriate land use designations in the General Plan and the Project site will have sufficient capacity for public services required for the increase in density. In addition, the proposed amendments are consistent with the following policies of the General Plan: 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. ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -013 2