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File Number: 16-458 <br />CURRENT AGENCY POLICIES <br />·Downtown Transit-Oriented Development Strategy (2007) <br />·Next Generation Workplace District Study (2013) <br />APPLICABLE GENERAL PLAN POLICIES <br />The City of San Leandro is processing adoption of a new General Plan. The Planning <br />Commission recommended code amendments and map updates are intended to align the <br />Zoning Code and Zoning Map more closely with those policies identified in the proposed 2035 <br />General Plan, as well as with the land use designations shown on the 2035 General Plan <br />Land Use Map. 2035 General Plan goals and policies related to Land Use (LU), Economic <br />Development (ED), and Community Design (CD) will all be implemented through the <br />recommended text and map changes. <br />The proposed new IT Industrial Transition zoning district and accompanying policies <br />implement the creation of the Industrial Transition land use designation, as shown on the map <br />and described in the Land Use Element (Chapter 3). The modifications to density, setbacks, <br />FAR and daylight plane regulations carry out the policies set forth for the Downtown <br />Mixed-Use and Downtown TOD designations and policies identified in the Land Use Element. <br />Industrial Transition <br />The 2035 General Plan encourages the development of a diverse and vital industrial, office <br />and commercial employment base in the City. The 2035 General Plan applies an Industrial <br />Transition designation to these properties, recognizing the existing pattern and <br />accommodating a diverse mix of uses in the future. The 2035 General Plan, page 3-30, states <br />that: “The Industrial Transition designation corresponds to areas that have historically been <br />industrial but have transitioned or may transition in the future to a more diverse mix of uses, <br />including general commercial activities. Industrial uses will continue to be permitted in these <br />areas in the future, but a broader mix of commercial uses such as offices, medical facilities, <br />retail, services, home furnishing stores, construction showrooms, and restaurants is also <br />encouraged.” <br />The following General Plan policies and actions support the creation of the IT Industrial <br />Transition zoning district and use regulations: <br />·GOAL LU-7 Sustain dynamic innovation districts which place San Leandro on the <br />leading edge of the Bay Area's manufacturing and technology economy. <br />Policy LU-7.3 Zoning Flexibility Ensure that industrial zoning regulations are flexible <br />enough to achieve the vision of San Leandro’s industrial area as an “innovation <br />ecosystem”, where new methods of production, operations, and design are supported. <br />Action LU-7.3.A Zoning Review Regularly review the Zoning Code to respond to real <br />Page 11 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/13/2016