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3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST <br />1388 Bancroft Avenue Project City of San Leandro <br />Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration November 2018 <br />3.0-52 <br /> <br />Potentially <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact with <br />Mitigation <br />Incorporated <br />Less Than <br />Significant <br />Impact <br />No <br />Impact <br />10. LAND USE AND PLANNING. Would the project: <br />a) Physically divide an established community? <br />b) Conflict with any applicable land use plan, policy, <br />or regulation of an agency with jurisdiction over <br />the project (including, but not limited to the <br />general plan, specific plan, local coastal program, <br />or zoning ordinance) adopted for the purpose of <br />avoiding or mitigating an environmental effect? <br /> <br />c) Conflict with any applicable habitat conservation <br />plan or natural community conservation plan? <br />ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING <br />The project site is currently developed with two medical office buildings and surface parking. The <br />site is designated as Downtown Mixed Use in the San Leandro General Plan. The downtown <br />designation corresponds to part of the area that has historically been the central business district of San Leandro. The designation allows a range of uses which together create a pedestrian- <br />oriented street environment. These uses include retail shops, services, offices, cultural activities, <br />public and civic buildings, and similar and compatible uses, including upper-story residential uses. A maximum floor area ratio (FAR) of 3.5 applies, and residential densities range from 24 to 100 units per net acre. <br />The site is zoned Professional Office District. This zoning allows offices, mixed use, and multi-family <br />residential uses at appropriate locations, subject to development standards and landscaping requirements that prevent significant adverse effects on adjacent uses. Retail activity is <br />appropriate, subject to limitations to ensure development is consistent with the existing <br />neighborhood quality. Multi-family residential uses are permitted at up to 24 dwelling units per <br />acre and comparable regulations of RM-1800 multi-family residential district (Zoning Code Section 2-696A). Buildings of up to 50 feet in height are allowed when approved with a Conditional Use <br />Permit (Zoning Code Section 2-536). <br />CHECKLIST DISCUSSION <br />a) No Impact. The project would not result in any changes that could physically divide an existing community. The project would demolish the existing buildings and redevelop the <br />site with a 45-unit residential building. The site is in an existing well-established <br />neighborhood and is bordered on three sides by city streets, which would retain their current function. Land uses adjoining the site include residential, commercial, medical, and school uses. Given the existing adjacent compatible uses, the proposed project would <br />not physically divide an established community. There would be no impact. <br />b) Less Than Significant Impact. The project would be consistent with the General Plan designation for the site. The proposed Planned Development, having a density of 35 dwelling <br />units per acre, may exceed the maximum density currently permitted. The project applicant <br />is requesting a reduction in required parking and the setback requirement along the Estudllio