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Minutes - San Leandro City Council Meeting - January 6, 1992 Page - 11 - NEW BUSINESS (continued) Council Member Faria said he thought the sewer-connection fee would pay for this type of work. Bill Algire said the connection fee provides enhancement to the Water Pollution Control Plant but does not pay for up-sizing sewers. Mayor Karp said he felt this action would penalize this developer. In response to a question from Council Member Corbett, Mr. Algire said staff was asking for policy direction on this issue. Council Member Santos asked if the sanitary system for the area was adequate now. Staff said it was but it may need to be up-sized after the review is conducted. Council Member Santos said he felt it was reasonable for the developer to pay if up-sizing was needed. Mayor Karp said we don't have a policy requiring such up-sizing now. He said this developer has suffered many delays and this Condition was a surprise to the developer. Council Member Glaze asked what the process was that brought this development before the City Council . Elmer Penaranda explained that the application was a combined Conditional Use and Site Development. He said multi-residential requires Site Development and condominiums require Conditional Use, so the Map had gone to the Board of Zoning Adjustments and then to the Planning Commission. He said staff is currently reviewing this process and will be recommending modifications. In response to comments by the City Council , Acting City Manager Mike Oliver said the Engineering staff is looking at a number of issues, such as replacement and capacity of sewer lines, as zoning density and zoning designations change throughout the City. Glenn Forbes, attorney for the developer, said the developer originally applied for approval of a 23-unit apartment structure, but this was not approved by staff and the Board of Zoning Adjustments, so the developer came back with a plan for a 14-unit condominium. He said the developer worked with staff and made extensive changes as a result of staff requirements. He said they hired a consultant from San Francisco to review the plans, as recommended by staff. He said everyone liked the original 14-unit condominium proposal , and when the proposal went before the Board of Zoning Adjustments, there was no mention of the need to possibly up-size the sewer. He said it was approved by the Board of Zoning Adjustments without any reference to the sewer. He said since this is a condominium, it required a Subdivision Map, which required approval by the Planning Commission. He said when this matter went before the Planning Commission that was the first time the sewer- line issue was brought up. He said the original Condition was that the