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File Number: 16-341 been updated to incorporate current data and forecasts and to discuss current issues. All maps, charts, and tables have been updated. The Planning Area boundary has been updated to show a change to the San Leandro Sphere of Influence that took place after the last General Plan was adopted. In addition, the goals, policies and actions have been comprehensively updated. One of the most important differences between the 2015 Plan and the 2035 Plan is the use of new demographic and economic forecasts. The 2015 Plan used forecasts developed in the Year 2000 and looked ahead to the year 2015. The 2035 Plan uses forecasts developed by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) through the Plan Bay Area regional planning process in 2013-2014. These forecasts show San Leandro growing much more rapidly during the next 20 years than it did during the last 20 years. Forecasts for the City are indicated below: 2015 2035 2015-2035 Increase Households 31,315 36,685 5,370 Population 88,450 102,270 13,820 Employment 43,400 55,500 12,100 The projected increase of 5,370 households equates to approximately 275 new housing units a year, a rate of construction not seen in San Leandro since the 1980s. The 20-year growth forecast would represent a 17 percent increase in households and a 25 percent increase in jobs over current conditions. The General Plan directs most of this growth to areas within one-half mile of the city’s two BART stations and along the East 14th Street corridor. The new Plan carries forward many of the recommendations of the City’s prior Plan, as well as plans adopted in more recent years such as the Climate Action Plan and the Downtown Transit Oriented Development (TOD) Strategy. It also incorporates new directives responding to public input on topics relating to the future of the city, such as pedestrian and bicycle safety, a desire for more sit-down restaurants and entertainment venues, and opportunities to leverage the Lit San Leandro fiber optic network. The new Plan places a greater emphasis on topics such as sustainability, greenhouse gas reduction, and public health. It also includes an Economic Development Element, which was not included in the 2015 Plan. In April 2016, the City published a “Compendium of Policies” listing all goals, policies, and actions in the proposed 2035 Plan. The Compendium was formatted to provide a “crosswalk” between the 2015 Plan and the 2035 Plan, with red text highlighting the changes being made. The Compendium provides a tool for quickly determining which policies are new and which are being edited or carried forward. It also traces the source for each policy, noting whether it originated in the prior Plan, another document, or from staff or public input. Each chapter of the General Plan is outlined below, with major changes noted: Introduction (Chapter 1) describes the 2014-2016 General Plan process and introduces the reader to the document. San Leandro in Perspective (Chapter 2) includes background data on San Leandro. This chapter describes San Leandro’s history and development, its role within the region, and the trends shaping its future. Data from the prior Plan on population, the economy, land use, and transportation has all been updated. The revised forecasts (for 2035) are presented. The Land Use Element (Chapter 3) is comprised of the following “sub-elements”: An overall framework for the city’s development, including the General Plan Map. Residential Neighborhoods, profiling the city’s neighborhoods, major issues, and goals Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/28/2016