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3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CHECKLIST <br />City of San Leandro 1388 Bancroft Avenue Project <br />November 2018 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration <br />3.0-63 <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 />13. POPULATION AND HOUSING. Would the project: <br />a) Induce substantial population growth in an area, <br />either directly (for example, by proposing new <br />homes and businesses) or indirectly (for example, <br />through extension of roads or other <br />infrastructure)? <br /> <br />b) Displace substantial numbers of existing housing, <br />necessitating the construction of replacement <br />housing elsewhere? <br /> <br />c) Displace substantial numbers of people, <br />necessitating the construction of replacement <br />housing elsewhere? <br /> <br />ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING <br />According to the California Department of Finance 2017 estimates, San Leandro has an estimated <br />32,508 housing units, 30,717 households (occupied housing units), an average household size of 2.85, and a population of 88,274. <br />The project would include 45 residential units. Using the average household size of 2.85, the <br />assumed residential population of the project would be 128 residents. <br />CHECKLIST DISCUSSION <br />a) Less Than Significant Impact. The project’s proposed density of 35 units per acre exceeds <br />the currently permitted density of 24 units per acre but is within the density permitted in <br />other areas of the Downtown Mixed Use General Plan land use designation. <br />The project is estimated to house 128 residents, and the current estimated population of <br />San Leandro is 88,274. Therefore, the project would increase the city’s population by less <br />than 1 percent. In addition, the San Leandro General Plan estimates that the city will have <br />an estimated population of 101,250 in 2035 (San Leandro 2016a). The proposed project would represent less than 1 percent of this estimated future population. Therefore, the <br />proposed project would not result in a significant increase in local or regional population. <br />The project would also not be considered growth inducing since the increase in population would be within population projections for San Leandro and as anticipated in the General Plan. The project would be located adjacent to existing development and would not <br />require new services, roads, or utilities. Therefore, impacts to population growth in the area <br />would be less than significant. <br />b, c) Less Than Significant Impact. The project site currently contains two medical office <br />buildings totaling approximately 22,000 square feet. The project proposes to demolish <br />these buildings and replace them with a 45-unit residential development. Therefore, the <br />project would result in a net increase in housing units in the city and would not displace any residents. The project would have a less than significant impact on the city’s housing.