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City of San Leandro Community Development Department Planning Services Division Staff Report DATE: April 19, 2012 TO: Planning Commission FROM: Philip Millenbah, Senior Planner SUBJECT: PLN2011- 00039; Zoning Map and Text Amendment for the Establishment of a Planned District and the Approval of a Planned Development Permit for a 27,664 Square Foot Retail Project located at 1550 East 14th Street. Applicant SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION Innisfree Ventures 11, LLC (the "Applicant ") is proposing to develop the subject site with a 27,664 square foot retail development. The project will consist of two new single -story structures consisting of a 13, 869 sq.ft space for a new Fresh & Easy neighborhood store and a five space retail shop building totaling 13,795 sq. ft. These retail shops will include Peet's Coffee, a Chiplote's restaurant, and other retail uses. The subject property is on E. I4 Street, commonly known as the former Alberston's site, and is presently used as a temporary city parking lot. The site is currently zoned DA -1 (S) (Downtown Area 1 with "S" overlay). The DA zone was created during the City's implementation of the Downtown Transit Oriented Development Strategy (TOD) and focused on encouraging business uses and mixed use development in the downtown area and in association with the development of the city's evolving AC Transit and BART resources. The underlying General Plan Designation is MUD (Downtown Mixed Use) which supports the mixed use component of the DA zone. The "S" overlay, in this case "SP -1- Downtown South Gateway Policy ", was crafted especially for the subject lot and required upper floor residential with lower floor commercial uses. The rezoning to PD will eliminate the "S" overlay and the requirement for upper floor residential uses. The PD will continue to allow for development of residential units which will keep the new PD consistent with the underlying MUD General Plan designation and allow for the possibility of residential uses at a later date. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission take public testimony on the environmental documents and the overall merits of the project. Staff further recommends that the Planning Commission consider staff's proposed Findings for project approval and adopt the attached Resolution approving the project as follows: