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File Number: 13-569 <br />·Policy 3.02: MIX OF PRICE RANGES <br />Encourage a mix of price ranges to provide housing choices for San Leandro residents of <br />all incomes and ages. Opportunities to include affordable units and market rate units <br />within the same development projects should be pursued. <br />·Policy 3.03: AFFORDABLE HOUSING DESIGN <br />Design new affordable housing to blend in with the existing fabric of the community. <br />Affordable housing should be located in a variety of neighborhoods rather than <br />concentrated in one particular part of the City. <br />·Policy 3.04: PROMOTION OF INFILL <br />Encourage infill development on vacant or underused sites within residential areas. <br />·Policy 3.05: MIXED USE ON TRANSIT CORRIDORS <br />Encourage mixed use projects containing ground floor retail and upper floor residential <br />uses along major transit corridors. Such development should be pedestrian-oriented, <br />respect the scale and character of the surrounding neighborhood, and incorporate <br />architectural themes that enhance the identity of adjacent commercial districts. <br />·Policy 3.06: HOUSING BY NON-PROFIT DEVELOPERS <br />Promote the participation of non-profit housing organizations in the construction of new <br />affordable housing in San Leandro, with particular emphasis on housing for seniors and <br />working families. <br />·Policy 3.07: AMENITIES AND SOCIAL SERVICES WITHIN NEW HOUSING <br />Encourage new affordable housing development to provide amenities for future residents, <br />such as on-site recreational facilities and community meeting space. Where feasible, <br />consider the integration of social services such as child care within such projects. <br />·Policy 3.10: CONVERSION OF NON-RESIDENTIAL LAND TO HOUSING AND <br />PUBLIC USES <br />Encourage the development of new housing on underutilized commercial and industrial <br />sites which meet key criteria including: <br />o Sites on the edges of commercial or industrial areas, adjacent to established <br />residential areas. <br />o Sites with adequate infrastructure, access, and road capacity. <br />o Sites which are not constrained by external environmental factors, including <br />freeway, railroad, and airport noise. <br />o Sites where conflicts with surrounding uses would not be created in the event <br />of re-use. <br />·Policy 53.04: INCLUSIONARY HOUSING <br />Require the inclusion of affordable housing in new housing developments - both inside and <br />outside of the redevelopment project areas. <br />·Policy 53.06: NEW RENTAL HOUSING <br />Strongly encourage the development of additional rental housing in the City, including both <br />market rate units and affordable units. <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 11/26/2013