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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW <br /> <br /> <br />EVALUATION OF 2010 ELEMENT 2-8 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT <br />Policy 3.03 encourages affordable housing to be well designed and geographically dispersed around the <br />city rather than concentrated in one location. The Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance is an important part of <br />implementing this policy. It has helped ensure that affordable units blend seamlessly with their market- <br />rate neighbors, and has also helped achieve geographic dispersal. However, it is only responsible for a <br />small fraction of the units produced in 2007-2014. The two affordable projects built by non-profits in <br />2007-2014 were located just a few blocks from each other on East 14th Street but serve very different <br />tenant groups. These projects are well designed and are perceived as community assets. The policy to <br />avoid overconcentration of affordable housing is being implemented and should be carried forward. <br /> <br />Policy 3.04 encourages “infill” development on vacant or underutilized sites. All of the development <br />completed since 2007 may be characterized as infill—growth has been entirely within the existing city <br />limits and no open space has been lost. San Leandro has successfully achieved the reuse of older <br />commercial sites with housing, as well as the recent construction of individual housing units on vacant <br />residential lots that were “skipped over” by development in past decades. <br /> <br />Policy 3.05 promotes pedestrian-oriented mixed use development on transit corridors. In the last 10 <br />years, the City has adopted transit-oriented development plans for the South East 14th Street corridor and <br />the Downtown BART station area, and has completely revised the zoning for these areas to encourage <br />(and in some cases to mandate) high-density housing development. Several properties along East 14th <br />Street have been redeveloped with mixed uses or high-density housing since 2007, including Casa Verde <br />and Estabrook Place. Additional higher-density and mixed use developments have been approved in the <br />BART station vicinity. Design guidelines for East 14th Street and the BART area will ensure that future <br />projects are designed to encourage transit use and walking, and to mitigate impacts on nearby lower <br />density areas. <br /> <br />Policy 3.06 promotes the construction of housing by non-profit developers, with particular emphasis on <br />affordable housing for seniors and families. Progress toward this policy has been made since 2007, <br />including construction of Estabrook Place (50 units for seniors) and Casa Verde (67 units for small, very <br />low income households), and the pending construction of the Cornerstone Apartments project at the San <br />Leandro BART Station. The Cornerstone will be developed by the non-profit BRIDGE Housing and will <br />feature 85 affordable units for seniors and 115 affordable units for families. The City continues to work <br />with developers to identify and secure appropriate sites for affordable housing. It also continues to <br />provide technical and financial assistance to the non-profit development community. <br /> <br />Policy 3.07 encourages new affordable housing to include on-site amenities for its residents, and to <br />incorporate social services such as child-care on-site. The affordable projects built since 2007 include <br />facilities such as community rooms and gathering spaces for residents as well as on-site service <br />coordinators. <br /> <br />Policy 3.08 encourages live-work development, particularly in transitional areas between industrial and <br />residential uses. The City’s revised zoning regulations encourage additional live-work space along East <br />14th Street and in the Downtown TOD area. However, the production of live-work units between 2007