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File Number: 19-015 Planned Development Overlay Planned Developments are regulated under Article 10 of the San Leandro Zoning Code. A Planned Development functions as a conditional use permit combined with aspects of site plan review (Z.C. Section 3-1012). Applications for a Planned Development are subject to the City’s discretionary review process and must be approved by the City Council to consider and ensure that the new development will be compatible with the existing area. City Council approval of the project will identify the parcel with a Planned Development overlay on the Zoning Map, designated as “P(PD).” Project Schedule A Planned Development application may accommodate a time schedule for the construction of a project (Z.C. Section 3-1014 Q). The applicant has requested a three year period to allow them adequate time to prepare and submit their application for building permits and to accommodate the current tenants. A request for a renewal beyond this timeframe is required to be heard by the Planning Commission at a noticed public hearing (Z.C. Section 3-1024 B). STAFF ANALYSIS Planned Developments (PD) offer developers’ greater flexibility than otherwise allowed under the Zoning Code in return for a coordinated development that, as noted in the Zoning Code, “provides superior urban design in comparison with the development under the base district zoning regulations.” The purpose of a Planned Development is to allow “a mechanism for considering development that can be made compatible by application of careful and imaginative treatment of interrelationships of activity.” A Planned Development (PD) enables a developer to meet the overall community density and land use goals without being bound by certain prescriptive zoning requirements. It establishes “a procedure for the development of larger parcels of land in order to reduce or eliminate the rigidity, delays and inequities that would result from the application of zoning standards and procedures designed primarily for small parcels.” At 55,283 square feet (1.27 acres), the subject property is the largest Professional Office (P) zoned parcel in San Leandro. The proposed PD project complies with the Professional Office (P) provisions of the Zoning Code with the exception of the proposed unit density, the parking count and the reduced building setback along Estudillo Avenue. In return, the project provides new housing stock with substantive design enhancements, amenities and features that exceed those required under the Zoning Code, including the following: •The project contains a number of sustainability provisions for conserving non-renewable energy resources, including the use of solar energy for electricity and hot water, electric vehicle charging, and green roof landscaping. The project would be connected to Lit San Leandro to provide high-speed internet access to the units. Page 5 City of San Leandro Printed on 1/30/2019