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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes September 11, 2014 Page 3 of 11  Zoning issues such as large minimum lot sizes and parking requirements; also while zoning regulations restrict density, particularly in some mixed -use areas, residents have mixed opinions about increasing greater density in neighborhoods and along corridors  High land and construction costs  Infrastructure and impact fees that have increased substantially over the last 15 years; in addition, although they are beyond the City’s jurisdiction, water connection and system capacity fees are up to about $26,000 per housing unit Mr. Miller explained that Chapter 6 of the Working Draft contains nine goals. Due to the sequencing in the General Plan, the specific goals related to the Housing Element number from Goal 53 through 60. Goal by goal, Mr. Miller highlighted only what has changed. Goal 53: Affordable Housing Development - The Land Supply Policy (53.01) incorporates a new Action (53.01-B) to undertake a Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) study for the area around the Bayfair BART station, which will be funded by a $440,000 Priority Development Area (PDA) Planning Grant from the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). Mr. Miller said this study is expected to identify at least 500 new housing sites. Similarly, new Action 53.02-D will complete a planning study for the Marina area, which contemplates up to 350 new housing units. The sites listed in Chapter 4 do not include any that are likely to be identified in connection with either Bayfair area or the Shoreline development. Supporting Inclusionary Housing Policy (53.04), the Working Draft contains an additional Action program (53.04-B) to prepare a nexus study to justify potential impact fees for affordable housing. As Mr. Miller explained, the loss of redevelopment funding and legal decisions that limit the City’s ability to enforce inclusionary housing requirements on rental properties drive the need for this study. Also new to Goal 53 is Action 53.05-B, relating to: 1) Land that becomes available once CVS opens as anchor tenant in the Village Marketplace and vacates its store at Callan Avenue and East 14th Street; with an adjacent City-owned parking lot and some offices, this property was identified in the Downtown TOD Strategy as accommodating as many as 135 housing units and ancillary commercial uses 2) The Town Hall Square area, the parcels in the block bounded by Davis, Hays and East 14th Streets; which has the potential for up to 148 housing units, with ancillary ground-floor commercial uses In terms of encouraging new rental housing, Action 53.06-A would facilitate completing the Cornerstone Apartments (formerly the San Leandro Crossings project), with 115 units for very low income families, 85 units for very low income seniors, and ancillary facilities including a child-care center and replacement BART parking. Action 53.06-B focuses on market-rate developments, including developing ways to stimulate investment. Goal 54: Administration of Housing Programs – A new Action item (54.06-A) calls for reviewing the feasibility of using “boomerang funds” for affordable housing production. This would be locally designated funding that may be available from property tax revenues previously funneled to redevelopment. Also, via new Policy 54.08, the City would continue to work collaboratively with Alameda County and the City of Oakland on quality of housing and other issues of mutual concern along the San Leandro-Oakland border and in the unincorporated areas southeast of the San Leandro City limits. Goal 55: Home Ownership – Action 55.02-A has been added to reintroduce the City’s First-Time Homebuyer Loan Program, which was shelved in 2012 due to the loss of Redevelopment Agency