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File Number: 16-458 <br />density of 100 dwelling units per acre is consistent with TOD standards of other East Bay <br />cities such as Hayward, Union City, Walnut Creek, Concord, and Fremont. <br />Density Bonus in DA Districts <br />A twenty percent density bonus is proposed for average unit sizes less than 750 square feet <br />in the DA-1, DA-3, DA-4, and DA-6 zoning districts (note that the DA-5 district is proposed for <br />elimination, as discussed below). This flexible density bonus recognizes the trend towards <br />smaller living spaces and that smaller units decrease the size of the building shell and impact <br />of the project. For example, a building could either contain 24 standard size units of <br />approximately 1,100 square feet or 35 smaller size units of 750 square feet or less. <br />Floor Area Ratio (FAR) in DA Districts <br />Floor area ratio (FAR) changes are proposed to the Maximum FAR’s that were established as <br />part of the 2007 Downtown TOD Strategy for clarification and consistency purposes. <br />Proposed changes to FAR regulations in the DA districts include removal of the “Maximum <br />Office 2.0” and “Maximum Retail 2.0” FARs in the DA-1 District and replacing them with a <br />“Non-Residential 3.5 FAR.” The increase in FAR for non-residential uses will allow for office <br />buildings to be built with greater size in the core of the downtown, subject to other existing <br />development regulations. <br />In the DA-2 District, the “Commercial 1.0 FAR” is proposed to be replaced with a <br />“Non-Residential 1.0 FAR”, as the term “Non-Residential” is a more appropriate term that <br />better encompasses the range of retail, office and other non-residential uses. <br />In the DA-6 District, the Maximum Base FAR is proposed to be changed from “No Maximum <br />FAR” to “Maximum FAR 4.0, with FAR 5.0 allowed adjacent to the BART Station.” Other <br />associated sections of the Zoning Code that reference a “Maximum FAR Bonus” and density <br />bonus, such as the development regulations in Section 2-686, are also proposed to be <br />changed in order to reflect these changes. <br />DA-1 Use Regulations <br />Changes to DA-1 Use Regulations include adding more geographic specificity to the location <br />where Mixed-Use Residential is allowed in the DA-1 District to “north of Parrott Street.” Also <br />proposed is to remove the wording “With residential on upper floors only” in the mixed-use <br />residential regulations in Section 2-636. This reflects changes proposed to the Special Study <br />areas in the Downtown TOD areas, as discussed later in this report. <br />DA-2 Use Regulations <br />Fast Food Establishments, Small-Scale is proposed to be allowed with a Conditional Use <br />Permit (CUP) rather than its current status of Administrative Review (AR) and Furniture Sales <br />as an AR where it is currently allowed outright. This change will allow for greater discretion <br />over these uses in the periphery of the downtown. In addition, Public Safety Facilities are <br />proposed to be allowed with a CUP, as such uses are allowed in other DA districts. <br />DA-4 Use Regulations <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 9/13/2016