IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
<br /> RESOLUTION NO. 2015-126
<br /> RESOLUTION AMENDING THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR
<br /> APPROXIMATELY 12 ACRES OF THE SAN LEANDRO SHORELINE DEVELOPMENT
<br /> PROJECT (PLN2012-00040)
<br /> WHEREAS,as part of a public/private partnership,the City of San Leandro and Cal Coast
<br /> Development, LLC propose to redevelop an approximately 75-acre area including 52 acres of land
<br /> area and 23 acres of water area(both owned by the City)which encompasses the San Leandro
<br /> Marina and surrounding properties. The Project proposes a mixed use development with
<br /> residential, office, commercial and public recreational uses. The development would build new
<br /> features including an approximately 150,000-square-foot office campus, a new 200-room hotel, an
<br /> approximately 15,000-square-foot conference center,up to 354 housing units, 3 new restaurants
<br /> totaling approximately 21,000 square feet, a new parking structure and related improvements.A
<br /> variety of public amenities would be installed, including a new approximately 2,500-square-foot
<br /> community library/community meeting space, an aquatic center/dock, bocce ball courts, outdoor
<br /> recreational areas,picnic areas, a perched beach,pedestrian piers, two miles of public promenade,
<br /> a natural shoreline element along the interior of the harbor basin, a pedestrian/bicycle bridge, a
<br /> boardwalk/lookout pier, several small finger piers, and refurbishment of existing public restrooms
<br /> on site. Implementation of the Project would remove several existing structures and uses, including
<br /> the 462 existing boat slips,the El Torito restaurant building,the harbormaster's office, and the San
<br /> Leandro Yacht Club building, among others. The harbor would only be open to non-motorized
<br /> watercraft, so the Project includes the construction of a small boat launch, a kayak storage
<br /> building, and an aeration fountain in the harbor basin to aid in water circulation; and
<br /> WHEREAS,the Project includes applications 1)to amend the General Plan land use
<br /> designation from Parks and Recreation to Medium Density Residential for approximately 12 acres
<br /> for proposed residences on the 9-hole golf course; 2)to rezone approximately 12 acres from
<br /> Commercial Recreation to RM 2000(PD) Residential Multi-Family,Planned Development overlay
<br /> consistent with the General Plan amendment and rezone approximately 40 acres from CR
<br /> Commercial Recreation to CC(PD) Community Commercial,Planned Development Overlay; 3)
<br /> site plan review,tentative map, development plan and design guidelines; and 4)development
<br /> agreement. The Project is being processed in two stages. The first processing stage will consider
<br /> the General Plan amendment and rezoning applications;the second processing stage will consider
<br /> the development permits at future hearings, including but not limited to site plan review,tentative
<br /> map, and Planned Development plan. The development described above and related applications
<br /> are collectively known as the "Project"; and
<br /> WHEREAS,the Project site is approximately 75 acres, generally located along both sides
<br /> of Monarch Bay Drive between Marina Boulevard and Fairway Drive. The site includes Mulford
<br /> Point to the north and Pescador Point to the south and the boat harbor,businesses,various
<br /> structures and parking lot between; portions of the existing 9-hole Marina Golf Course; and the
<br /> existing Mulford-Marina Branch public library; and
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