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File Number: 14-207 City of San Leandro Page 14 Printed 5/27/2014 Facilities” as part of the update to the City’s Wireless Telecommunications Ordinance described above. A comprehensive breakdown of which zoning districts Wireless Telecommunication Facilities are allowed in can be found in the attached Ordinance, Exhibit G: Proposed Amended Article 16, in Section 4-1686, Table 1 (page 58 of 68). Article 17 Off-Street Parking and Loading Staff proposes a revision to clarify the code language in areas that have been difficult to interpret, such as the paving of front yards. In addition, staff proposes implementing the reduced parking requirements of the Downtown TOD Strategy for senior housing. Paving in Front Yards Article 17 defines the allowable amount of paving within front yards, which was set at 50 percent in a set of Zoning Code amendments adopted in 2012. Because it has been interpreted very strictly by both staff and residents, staff is now proposing to eliminate the phrase “related to parking”, to ensure that there is clarity on this topic. The intent of the 2012 amendment was to prohibit paving over more than 50% of a front yard, regardless of whether there would be parking or not. Section 4-1718, C. Allowable Paving in the Required Front Yard. Paving or impervious surfaces for walkways, parking areas and vehicular access shall not collectively occupy more than fifty percent (50%) of the required front setback area. Senior Parking Currently, new senior residential development of three or more units in the DA Districts must comply with the same parking requirements as non-senior residential development, which is: 1.0 to 1.5 spaces per unit (0.25 to 0.50 spaces/unit may be unbundled flex parking). In the SA Districts, the senior residential parking ratio is 0.6 spaces per unit plus one space per employee. Given the available commercial/retail activity and convenient public transit options, the senior housing parking standards in the DA Districts near BART should have lowered parking standards in comparison to the SA Districts. Therefore, staff recommends creating the following parking requirements in the DA Districts: Senior Housing (DA Districts adjacent to BART): 0.4 spaces per unit plus one space per employee Relaxed Triggers for Parking Exceptions Staff proposes that a greater degree of flexibility for parking be provided in the Zoning Code, by allowing the maximum parking deficiency to be increased from 15 percent to 20 percent before a formal parking analysis would be triggered under Section 4-1702. This could allow for some additional use changes between commercial and industrial uses to proceed without a Parking Exception. Article 18 Signs