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amendments are not a "project" within the meaning of Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines and section 15061(b) as minor changes to an existing Zoning Code section. Furthermore, future secondary dwelling unit projects would be exempt from CEQA review under Section 15303(a) New Construction or Conversion of Small Structures and Section 15332 In -Fill Development Projects; and WHEREAS, the documents incorporated herein by reference are available for review in the City Planning Services Division at San Leandro City Hall, during normal business hours. The location and custodian of the Notice of Exemption 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 follows: Section 1. Incorporation. The recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2. Findings for the Zoning Code amendment. As required under State law, the City Council finds as follows: a. The proposed Zoning Code amendments are consistent with the City's General Plan, pursuant to Government Code section 65855 and Section 5 -2708 of the Zoning Code, as established by the Planning Commission. The proposed amendments are consistent with the following policies of the General Plan: Goal 59: Elimination of Housing Constraints: Reduce potential constraints that increase the cost or feasibility of new housing development. Policy 1.10 Second Units: Allow second units in appropriate residential zones, subject to conditional use permit requirements which ensure that parking, design, and other neighborhood impacts are fully addressed and that other criteria and standards established by the City are met. Policy 56.11 Grandfathered Second Units: Continue to recognize second units established prior to the adoption of the 1961 zoning code as legal dwelling units. Second units should be recognized as an important form of market rate housing that is affordable to smaller low- and moderate- income San Leandro households Policy 59.01 Zoning Regulations: Ensure that the development standards, use restrictions, parking requirements, and other regulations contained in the San Leandro Zoning Code enable the production of housing for all income groups. Overly restrictive or redundant requirements should be strongly discouraged. Action 59.01 -C: Amendments to the Second Unit Standards: Consider amending the second unit provisions in the Zoning Code to allow units ranging from 450 to 700 square ORDINANCE NO. 2012 -013 2