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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2018-020 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO UPHOLDING THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS TO APPROVE PARROTT STREET APARTMENTS, PLN17-0061 APL18-001 WHEREAS, Eden Housing, Inc., (the "Applicant"); and Parrott Street Investors, LLC, (the"Property Owner") submitted an application to construct a five-story 62-unit multi-family affordable housing development at 1604 and 1642 San Leandro Boulevard (PLN 17-0061) ("Project"); and WHEREAS,the subject property is comprised of two parcels to be merged, a 13,321 square foot corner lot and a 6,700 square foot interior lot adjacent to the south, totaling 20,021 square feet(0.46 acre). The corner lot is vacant and unimproved and the interior lot is developed with a two-story four-unit apartment complex. The complex would be demolished and removed; and WHEREAS,the subject property is located at the southeast corner of San Leandro Boulevard and Parrott Street, across the street from the San Leandro BART station; and the site is included within the Downtown Transit Oriented Development(TOD) Strategy area; and WHEREAS,on September 4, 2007 the San Leandro City Council approved the "San Leandro Transit Oriented Development Strategy," a plan that addresses planning and design in the downtown area and around the San Leandro BART station. The TOD Strategy contains policies and design standards to focus higher density growth in the transit-accessible downtown area. The project site along San Leandro Boulevard is ideal for transit oriented development and affordable housing because the area is immediately served by a variety of public transportation sources, including AC Transit, BART and San Leandro's LINKS shuttle, and has established shopping and professional services within the immediate vicinity; and WHEREAS, associated with the adoption of the TOD Strategy specific plan was the new DA Downtown Area Zoning District, containing zoning standards that implement the TOD Strategy and include increased building height limits, higher residential densities and reduced parking standards. These TOD standards were established to minimize the uncertainty of the discretionary review process and were reflected in the Zoning Code; and WHEREAS,in the General Plan, the subject property is designated Downtown Mixed Use(MUD). The site is zoned DA-4, Downtown Area 4 zoning district. In the Zoning Code, multi-family residential in the DA-4 zoning district is a permitted use (Zoning Code Section 2- 642 A.6.). Site Plan Review is required for development plans in the DA-4 District to ensure general consistency with the Design Guidelines for the TOD Strategy (Zoning Code Sections 2- 698 C. and 5-2502) and conformance with the General Plan; and f/t