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File Number: 18-127 <br />DA Downtown Area Zoning District, containing zoning standards that implement the TOD <br />Strategy and include increased building height limits, higher residential densities and reduced <br />parking standards. These TOD standards were established to minimize the uncertainty of the <br />discretionary review process and were reflected in the Zoning Code; and <br />WHEREAS, in the General Plan, the subject property is designated Downtown Mixed Use <br />(MUD). The site is zoned DA-4, Downtown Area 4 zoning district. In the Zoning Code, multi-family <br />residential in the DA-4 zoning district is a permitted use (Zoning Code Section 2-642 A.6.). Site <br />Plan Review is required for development plans in the DA-4 District to ensure general consistency <br />with the Design Guidelines for the TOD Strategy (Zoning Code Sections 2-698 C. and 5-2502) <br />and conformance with the General Plan; and <br />WHEREAS, due to the significance of the proposal, the Zoning Enforcement Official <br />referred the Site Plan Review application to the Board of Zoning Adjustments for their review and <br />action, in accord with the provisions of Zoning Code Section 5-2506 B; and <br />WHEREAS, a duly noticed Public Hearing regarding the Project was scheduled for the <br />Board of Zoning Adjustments on January 4, 2018, at which time all interested parties had the <br />opportunity to be heard regarding the proposed Project; and <br />WHEREAS, the staff report presented to the Board of Zoning Adjustments dated January <br />4, 2018 reflects the City’s independent judgment and analysis of the potential impacts from the <br />Project, on file with the City and incorporated herein by reference; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning Adjustments found that the Project conformed to the <br />development standards of the DA-4 Downtown Area zoning district, including building height, <br />setbacks, density, and lot coverage requirements; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning Adjustments further found that the architectural design of <br />the Project was well-articulated, detailed, and complied with the design standards identified <br />within the adopted TOD Strategy; and <br /> WHEREAS, parking for the Project was determined to comply with the parking standards <br />for qualifying affordable multi-family housing projects under California Government Code Section <br />65915; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning Adjustments determined that the Project was <br />categorically exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per CEQA Guidelines <br />Article 19, Categorical Exemption, Section 15332, In-Fill Development Projects, and a Notice of <br />Determination was subsequently filed with the Alameda County Clerk on January 10, 2018; and <br />WHEREAS, the Board of Zoning Adjustments, after considering the Project, the staff <br />report and all public comments and testimony provided at or prior to the hearing, adopted findings <br />of fact and approved the Project on January 4, 2018 by a 4-0 decision with one abstention; and <br />WHEREAS, following the January 4, 2018 decision of the Board of Zoning Adjustments, <br />J.W. Blaine, Appellant, filed a timely appeal of the Board’s decision with the City Clerk’s Office on <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/13/2018 <br />107