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