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WM RECOMMENDED FINDINGS OF FACT FOR APPROVAL OF PLN16-0067; Planned Development and Site Plan Review Permit, and CEQA Consistency Memorandum 601 Parrott Street (to Thornton Avenue to the south) Alameda County Assessor's Parcel Number 75-47-57-2 Westlake Development Partners, LLC (applicant and property owner) Finding for California Environmental Ouality Act 1.. CEQA Environmental Review A Consistency Memorandum has been prepared that documents: Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c)(4), the City used a written checklist to determine whether the environmental effects of the project's site-specific operations were evaluated in the San Leandro, Downtown Transit -Oriented Development Strategy EIR. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15168(c)(2), the City evaluated whether further environmental review was required per the provisions of Section 15162(a). The City_ considered various technical studies (including a Geotechnical Investigation, Noise Report, and Traffic Impact Study) prepared by environmental consultants hired by the City and the applicant. The proposed project would be consistent with the assumptions for the project site as presented in the City's General Plan and Zoning Code, and the project would not result in any new significant impacts or increase the severity of any significant impacts identified in the Downtown TOD EIR. Therefore, no further environmental analysis is required. Findings for Planned Unit Development (Zoning Code Sections 3-1018 and 3-1020) 1. That the proposed location of the use is in accord with the objectives of the Zoning Code and the purposes of the district in which the site is located. The proposed mixed-use residential development is located within the DA -6 Downtown Area 6 District. The purpose of the DA -6 District is to implement specific provisions of the Downtown San Leandro Transit -Oriented Development Strategy by clustering office uses in the vicinity of Davis Street and San Leandro Boulevard that will benefit from visibility from these streets and the nearby BART station. The proposed mixed-use residential project is a permitted use (Z.C.S. 2-646 A. 12.) in a DA -6 District and conforms to the various Zoning Code requirements for development. Furthermore, the DA -6 District permits mixed-use residential and its related improvements such as off-street parking, landscaping, paths, walkways driveways, etc. This Code section provides that mixed-use residential with ground floor retail or office on lots greater than 10,000 square feet have a minimum density of 60 dwelling units per acre and no maximum density. There is 13,000 square feet of speculative office space on the ground floor and the multi -family residential density is 63 units per acre (197 units on 3.13 acres). The proposed project with zero setback along Parrott Street, four- to five -feet along Thornton Street, seven feet along the western interior side yard, and 4- to 28 feet along the eastern interior side yard conforms to the DA -6 District provisions, where mixed-use residential Recommended Findings of Fact July 17, 2017 PLN16-0067 Page 1 of 8