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APPLICANT'S SUPPORTING STATEMENT <br />CSee attached. Since the May 15, 2014 approved continuance by the Planning Commission, there has <br />been no new information submitted by the applicant for the proposed gates and fences. <br />RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDING AREA <br />Surrounding the subject property are various open space, wetlands, the San Leandro Shoreline Area <br />and the Bay Trail to the west and north; Southern Pacific Railroad right-of-way along the east and the <br />Mission Bay Mobile Home Park, Sandev Mobile Home Park, and Washington Manor neighborhood <br />beyond the railroad line; and San Lorenzo Creek and San Leandro and San Lorenzo industrial <br />neighborhood to the south. The existing zoning includes OS Open Space District to the west and north, <br />various R Residential Districts to the east, and the industrial -zoned properties to the south. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Per Planned Development, PD -91-3, and various subdivision maps, Heron Bay was constructed as an <br />open and non -gated neighborhood at the west terminus of Lewelling Boulevard. The neighborhood <br />comprises 629 residential units (451 detached single-family units and 178 motor court units) on <br />approximately 70 acres. The remaining 400 -plus acres are restored marshland between the new <br />housing and the Bay. Part of the San Francisco Bay Trail in San Leandro extends from the from San <br />Lorenzo Creek to Marina Park, which runs through the restored marsh next to Heron Bay, follows <br />along the edge of the Bay, crosses a flood control channel to Marina Park, and continues north to <br />Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline. The proposal to construct gates and fences is considered a major <br />modification to the approved PD. Therefore, the request to modify the property development <br />regulation shall be treated as a new application for the Planned Development approval. <br />DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL <br />The proposed gates and fencing would include decorative tubular metal fences, vehicle gates and <br />pedestrian gates, and flagstone veneered columns/pilasters (see Exhibits B -D). The other related <br />features includes motorized openers for the vehicle gates, cameras on the stone columns that record <br />vehicle and pedestrian traffic, tire spikes on the exit only side of the vehicle gates, and appropriate <br />signage and lights. <br />The stated purpose of the proposal is safety concerns, including a homicide of a resident in March <br />2013 on a homeowner's driveway by perpetrators from outside the Heron Bay subdivision, and <br />unwanted solicitors, package thefts, vandalism and other public safety and nuisance issues. The Heron <br />Bay homeowners passed a measure that they would pay a special assessment for security gates and <br />fencing to reduce the ability of nonresidents from having unauthorized access into their subdivision. <br />Since Heron Bay internal streets and sidewalks are privately owned and maintained by the <br />Association, it was able to put this matter on a ballot for a vote by its residents. <br />__ Site-Plan- <br />On <br />ite-Plan <br />On Bayfront Drive, the proposed gates and fencing would be constructed approximately 65 feet from <br />the Lewelling Boulevard and they would span the 53.5 -foot width from the north soundwall to the <br />south soundwall (see Exhibit B). The 12 -foot northern segment includes a four -foot wide pedestrian <br />gate with a height of six feet, nine inches tall. Spanning the 36 -foot wide street for vehicular access <br />would be an automated double gate, 18 feet each, with a height that gradually increases from <br />i <br />Planning Commission Staff Report June 19, 2014 <br />PLN2014-00007 Page 2 of 8 <br />