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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW EVALUATION OF 2010 ELEMENT 2-9 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT and 2014 was affected by the drop in real estate prices and slowdown in construction. No units were added during this period. This remains a valid policy for the future. Policy 3.09 established a set of criteria for converting non-residential land to housing or public uses. The intent of this policy was to limit the encroachment of residential uses into viable industrial areas, while allowing for some conversion where industry and commerce may no longer be viable. The areas considered most appropriate for conversion are those near the BART station and along East 14th Street. San Leandro is committed to retaining its core industrial areas, as these areas provide an important source of employment, a variety of wages, and solid vocational opportunities for residents without a college degree. San Leandro has successfully implemented this policy since its adoption. With a few exceptions where industry was truly no longer viable (i.e., Heron Bay), new housing has been built on former commercial land rather than industrial land. The City has retained large areas for heavy industry, warehousing and distribution, and research and development, providing living wage manufacturing and wholesaling jobs for thousands of Bay Area residents. As part of the 2035 General Plan Update, the City will re-evaluate this policy and determine if there are other areas where residential uses, including live- work and loft-style housing, may be appropriate. progress on achieving housing goals and objectives, and implementing housing policies and programs The 2010 Housing Element’s eight goals are listed below, with narrative text and tables documenting progress and key accomplishments during the reporting period. Consistent with Housing Element law, numerical objectives were developed in 2010 for some of the goals, providing a benchmark for measuring the City’s progress. Each objective represents a target for the number of units to be preserved, improved, or developed –or the number of households to be assisted—during the time horizon of the Element. The Goals are numbered 53 through 60. The numbering starts at “53” because Goals 1 through 52 appear in other elements of the General Plan. Each goal includes several policies (numbered 53.1, 53.2, 53.3, and so on). Some of the policies include specific action programs (numbered 53.1-A, 53.1-B, and so on). goal 53: affordable housing development Goal 53 was to increase the supply of affordable ownership and rental units in San Leandro. Three quantified objectives were included to measure the City’s progress:  Facilitating the development of 149 units (50 units at Estabrook Place and 99 units at the Crossings/ Cornerstone) for very low income households  Facilitating the development of 152 additional very low income units, 221 low income units, and 262 moderate income units to meet the remainder of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation  Opportunities for 76 extremely low income households to find housing in new affordable housing developments not yet entitled as of 2010