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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2018-065 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO TO GRANT AN APPEAL AND REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR WAREHOUSE -STORAGE FACILITIES AND WAREHOUSE-WHOLESALE/RETAIL DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES AS A PERMITTED USE, APL18-002, AND REVERSING THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS TO DENY THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR PLN17-0020. WHEREAS, Paceline Investors, (the "Applicant"); and IPT Alvarado Commerce Center LP (the "Property Owner") (collectively the "Appellants") submitted an application to the City of San Leandro (the "City") for Alvarado Commerce Center, a new 159,450 square foot industrial building at 2756 Alvarado Street (PLN17-0020) ("Project"); and WHEREAS, 2756 Alvarado Street (the "Property") is comprised of a 6.9± acre parcel. The corner lot is developed with existing industrial buildings that would be demolished and removed as part of the Project; and WHEREAS, the Property is located at the southeast corner of Alvarado Street and Aladdin Avenue; and WHEREAS, the Property is designated Light Industrial in the City's General Plan and zoned IG Industrial General ("IG") District in the San Leandro Zoning Code (the "SLZC"). The SLZC requires a Conditional Use Permit for any proposal for Warehouse -Storage Facilities and Warehouse-Wholesale/Retail Distribution Facilities in the IG District that propose to expand an existing building ten thousand (10,000) square feet or more to accommodate the use or propose a new building of any size to accommodate the use (SLZC §§ 2-706.B.34 and 35.); and WHEREAS, any new industrial development structure exceeding 5,000 square feet in size requires Site Plan Approval (SLZC § 5-2502.B.4.a); and WHEREAS, a height exception is required for any buildings proposed in the IG District between 35 and 50 feet (SLZC § 2-734.C.); and WHEREAS, Conditional Use Permits are required for uses typically resulting in unusual site development features or operating characteristics that require special consideration, so that they may be designed, located, and operated compatibly with other uses on adjoining properties and in the surrounding area, to ensure that the use will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, and welfare and will not impair the integrity and character of the zoned district (SLZC § 5-2200(B).); and WHEREAS, a duly noticed public hearing regarding the Project was scheduled to be held before the Board of Zoning Adjustments (the `BZA") on December 7, 2017 and the public hearing was continued to March 1, 2018 at the request of the Appellants; and