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File Number: 18-626 <br />·The Zoning Code currently omits a maximum density in the South Area (SA) Zones, <br />with only a minimum density of 18 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) identified. Staff <br />proposes identifying 35 du/ac as the maximum density for SA zones, consistent with <br />the established criteria in the South Area Plan and other policy restrictions. The <br />General Plan identifies a 1.5 maximum FAR in the SA zones. <br />·Open space requirements are recommended to be identified for the SA and DA zones <br />consistent with provisions found elsewhere in the Zoning Code. Current Zoning Code <br />language left the minimum open space up to discretionary approval through Site Plan <br />Review, which staff and applicants felt was too vague. The proposed standard of 60 <br />square feet per dwelling unit corresponds to Section 2-558.B, RM Districts - <br />Multi-Family Dwellings, Requirements for Open Space, which currently applies to <br />proposed multi-family and mixed use residential development projects. <br />·Staff and the Planning Commission recommend adding more flexibility when <br />determining compliance with wall offset/articulation standards. The language <br />“Alternative design solutions that achieve an equivalent level of building articulation <br />and visual interest may be approved by the ZEO, or may be approved as part of the <br />site plan review or other approval process by the approval authority” was added to <br />Section 2-690(A) to allow for more discretionary review of building articulation. <br />·Staff and the Planning Commission recommend adding more flexibility when <br />determining setback standards for pre-existing residential development. Staff <br />proposes adding a clause to allow the Zoning Enforcement Official (ZEO) the <br />discretion to determine setback standards for pre-existing residential based on the <br />prevailing conditions on each block to Section 2-680(G), Pre-Existing Residential in <br />DA Districts. <br />·Staff and the Planning Commission recommend modernizing and updating the menu of <br />site amenity options for mixed use and multi-family residential projects. In Section 2- <br />698, Review of Plans, staff updated the list of site amenities to more closely reflect <br />modern-day residential amenities and remove a duplicative provision for open space, <br />which is already required. <br />Professional Office (P) Zoning District Height Limit <br />Based on prior direction from City Council, staff recommended to the Planning Commission that <br />the maximum height limit in the Professional Office (P) zoning district be established at a <br />consistent 30 feet for all commercial and residential development. The Planning Commission <br />approved an amendment to staff’s recommendation by proposing that the City Council provide an <br />exception for any P-zoned parcels greater than 10,000 square feet that are surrounded on all <br />sides by another zoning that allows a 50 foot height limit. In those instances, the Planning <br />Commission recommended the P-zoned properties be allowed to develop to 50 feet in height. <br />Following the Planning Commission meeting, staff conducted a GIS query to identify the total <br />number of P-zoned parcels currently eligible for the Planning Commission’s recommended 50 <br />Page 4 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/11/2018