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WORKING DRAFT FOR HCD REVIEW EVALUATION OF 2010 ELEMENT 2-39 SAN LEANDRO HOUSING ELEMENT Table 2-7: Progress on Implementing Actions for Goal 59 (Elimination of Housing Constraints) Action Summary Progress 59.01- A Amend the minimum lot size required for a residential planned development (PD) in the RM Zone from 10,000 SF to 6,000 SF ADVANCE. Although zoning amendments were made during the planning period, this action has not been completed. It should still be moved forward, as this could create the opportunity for context -sensitive infill development on scattered vacant lots zoned for multi-family uses. 59.01- B Amend the zoning code to: (a) Adopt a mini mum density requirement of 12 units per acre for new development on properties zoned RM -1800, RM- 2000, and RM-2500. (b) Note that housing in the CC and CRM zones is subject to the same regulations that apply in the RM-1800 zone (24 units per acre) rather than those that apply in the RM-2000 zone (22 units per acre); and (c) Allow higher FARs and lot coverage limits in the CC and CN zone when residential uses are included in a development project. ADVANCE. These changes have not been made due to competing priorities and staff reductions. (a) is still relevant and would ensure efficient use of vacant land zoned for multi-family development; (b) would have a minimal effect on development potential but would still be helpful for General Plan consistency; (c) would require further discussion and community input to determine the appropriate limits, but it remains worthy of further consideration. 59.01- C Consider amending the second unit provisions in the Zoning Code to allow units ranging from 450 to 700 square feet, with a conditional use permit (CUP). The requirement that the unit may not exceed 30 percent of the total floor area should be retained. ACHIEVED/REPLACE. This change was made in 2012, with 750 SF as the upper size limit with a CUP and 500 SF allowed by right. Additional revisions to the second unit standards should be considered in the future. Public input during the 2015-2023 Update indicated support for second units as a way to meet rental housing demand and special housing needs without changing community character or over- concentrating rental housing. 59.01- D Amend the NA-1 and NA-2 zones so they are in keeping with current best practices for transit- oriented corridors. Development intensities in this zone should be comparable to those in the SA zone. Changes to be considered should include: (a) Raising the maximum density in NA- 1 and NA-2 from 24 units per acre to 40 units per acre, or dropping the maximum entirely and letting the existing FAR (which is 1.5) govern future development intensity. (b) Requiring a minimum density of 18 units per acre to match the SA- zones ; (c) Reducing the setbacks on smaller lots in the NA-2 zone to increase the developable envelope. Design guidelines should be used to ensure that development is appropriately buffered and steps down to neighboring lower density uses; (d) dropping the use permit requirement for multi-family (or mixed use) housing in the NA zones; (e) Increasing the height limit from 30’ to 40’. REVISE/REPLACE. This recommendation has not been implemented, and based on feedback from the 2015-2023 Housing Element Update process, it should be revised. Moreover, the adoption of the Downtown TOD strategy in 2007 removed almost all of the NA-1 zoning in the City. The North Area Plan is now more than 23 years old and parts of it were superseded by the Downtown TOD Strategy. It may be opportune to revisit its recommendations as part of the General Plan Update (underway), or as part of a separate planning study to be completed after the General Plan is adopted. Future changes to zoning standards on this corridor should be particularly mindful of community concerns regarding building height and scale transitions between East 14th Street and the adjacent single story low density neighborhoods, as well as issues relating to parking and traffic on the corridor.