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File Number: 15-215 <br />construction of $1.10 per square foot. The City of Emeryville has a Transportation Impact Fee <br />for Industrial construction of $9.15 per square foot. <br />For Utility Undergrounding in lieu fees, the City of San Jose has, for example, an Overhead <br />Utility Undergrounding In -Lieu Fee of $440 per linear foot, well above the City of San <br />Leandro's rate of $341.70 per linear foot. <br />Current Agency Policies <br />The fees in question were established by the City Council pursuant to various provisions of <br />the San Leandro Municipal Code (SLMC), the San Leandro Administrative Code (SLAC), and <br />State law. <br />Applicable General Plan Policies <br />7.01 Industrial Assets - Build on the strengths of the City's existing industrial base, <br />transportation infrastructure, and proximity to Oakland International Airport in the City's <br />business development efforts. <br />7.06 Adaptive Reuse - Encourage private reinvestment in vacant or underutilized industrial <br />and commercial real estate to adapt such property to changing economic needs, including <br />the creation of flex/office space. <br />7.09 West San Leandro Business District - Build upon the locational strengths and <br />transportation features of West San Leandro to support the area's continued development <br />as a major industrial, technology, and office employment center. In accordance with the <br />West San Leandro Plan, limit the encroachment of incompatible residential and retail uses <br />into the area, and promote additional development and redevelopment with manufacturing, <br />technology, warehouse and distribution, office/flex, and similar uses. <br />10.02 Off -Site Impacts - Consider the setting and context of each site when evaluating <br />proposals for development in industrial areas. The potential for impacts on adjacent uses, <br />including the potential for land use conflicts and increased parking demand and truck <br />traffic, should be a key consideration. <br />10.03 Buffering - When new development takes place in the transitional areas between <br />industry and housing, use a variety of buffering measures including land use restrictions, <br />landscaping and screening, sound walls and insulation, and limits on hours of operations <br />and activities to promote land use compatibility. The City's zoning regulations should <br />continue to contain development and design standards that minimize the potential for <br />conflicts between industrial and residential uses, and between commercial and residential <br />uses. <br />44.05 Street Beautification - Upgrade the City's commercial thoroughfares by building <br />upon their existing strengths and improving their aesthetic qualities. The City should <br />implement programs to underground utilities, abate weeds and graffiti, eliminate litter, <br />improve buffers to adjacent residential uses, prohibit excessive or out -of -scale signage, <br />remove billboards, and provide streetscape amenities and landscaping along these <br />City of San Leandro Page 5 Printed on 4114/2015 <br />