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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW INTRODUCTION 1-4 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT San Leandro’s assignment for the 2014-2022 period is 2,287 units. This is 50 percent higher than the 1,630 units that had been assigned to the city for the 2007-2014 period and almost three times higher than the 870 units that had been assigned to the city for the 1999-2006 period. The higher assignment was driven by a number of factors, including higher employment projections for the city and the RHNA emphasis on promoting “city-centered” growth around BART stations. The City’s 2014-2022 assignment includes 504 units for very low income households, 270 units for low- income households, 352 units for moderate-income households, and 1,161 units for above moderate income households.2 Although State law does not require the City to physically develop these units, it does require that adequate sites be provided for their construction and that programs be implemented to facilitate their development. Regionwide, 25% of the RHNA is for very low income units, 15% is for low income units, 18% is for moderate income units, and 42% is for above moderate income units. In San Leandro, 22% of the allocation is for very low income units, 12% is for low income units, 15% is for moderate income units, and 51% is for above moderate income units. The allocation suggests a multi-layered housing plan which aims not only to create more affordable units but also to substantially increase market rate housing production in the city. Chart 1-1 (see below) shows the RHNA allocation for the 14 cities in Alameda County. San Leandro is currently the fifth largest city in the County, and its RHNA allocation is the sixth largest among the County’s 14 cities. The City currently represents 5.5% of the County’s population and its RHNA is 5.2% of the County total. 2 These income categories are further defined in Chapter 3