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3. Project Description <br />The San Leandro Shoreline Development Project (referred to as the "Project") is proposed as an <br />integrated master planned development and a public/private partnership between Cal Coast Companies <br />LLC and the City of San Leandro, on 52 acres of the City -owned shoreline and 23 acres of water area. This <br />chapter provides a detailed description of the Project, including the location, setting, characteristics of the <br />site, objectives of the Project, principal features, approximate construction phasing, as well as required <br />permits and approvals. These activities and approvals collectively constitute the "Project" for the <br />purposes of this EIR. <br />3.1 PROJECT SITE LOCATION AND CHARACTERISTICS <br />3.1.1 RtGIUNAL LULA-1IGN <br />As shown on Figure 3-1, Regional Location, the Project is located in the City of San Leandro, in the San <br />Leandro Shoreline Area. The San Leandro Shoreline Area encompasses approximately 900 acres of mostly <br />City -owned land situated on the eastern shore of the San Francisco Bay at the western end of Marina <br />Boulevard. This area is commonly referred to as the Shoreline Recreational Area. The Shoreline <br />Recreational Area is south of Oakland International Airport and is accessible via Interstate 880, located <br />1.2 miles east of the Project site. <br />3.1.2 SURROUNDING LAND USES <br />Land uses adjacent to the Project site are described below. As shown in Figure 3-2, Local Context, the San <br />Francisco Bay is located directly west of the Project site. <br />To the north of the Project site, from west to east, lie the San Francisco Bay and residential uses along <br />Neptune Drive and Marina Boulevard. Residential uses include single-family homes and multi -family <br />residential units within the Mulford Gardens neighborhood. North of the Project site, across an inlet of <br />the San Francisco Bay is East Bay Regional Park District's Oyster Bay Regional Shoreline, Waste <br />Management's Davis Street Transfer Station, the City of San Leandro Water Pollution Control Plant, and <br />Oakland International Airport. <br />The Marina Golf Course (part of the larger Monarch Bay Golf Club) is located on the eastern portion of the <br />Project site, with residential uses located further east along Aurora Drive, West Avenue 133rd, and West <br />Avenue 134`". Residential uses include single-family homes and multi -family residential units. The existing <br />Mulford -Marina Branch Library is located at the corner of Aurora Drive and Fairway Drive. The new Kaiser <br />Permanente San Leandro Medical Center is located approximately one mile to the east, between Marina <br />Boulevard and Fairway Drive on Merced Street. <br />PLACEWORKS 3-1 <br />