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File Number: 19-538 MacArthur Boulevard project based on the attached Findings of Fact and subject to the recommended Conditions of Approval. 3. Adopt a Resolution approving Tentative Map No. 8422 to merge five parcels and subdivide into 20 townhome condominium units at 311 MacArthur Boulevard. RELATIONSHIP TO SURROUNDING AREA The subject property is located at 311 MacArthur Boulevard, bounded by MacArthur Boulevard to the east, Broadmoor Boulevard to the north, Herma Court to the west, and one- and two-story single-family homes sharing the block immediately to the south. It is located at the northeastern edge of the city, approximately 350 feet south of the City of Oakland border. The majority of the property is zoned CC Commercial Community, with an approximately 6,680-square-foot portion of two parcels fronting Herma Court that are zoned RS Residential Single-Family. Adjacent small-scale commercial uses along MacArthur Boulevard include a restaurant, a barber shop, a hair salon, and a clothing store. The project is connected to the greater citywide bike network via a southbound Class II bike lane beginning in front of the project site along MacArthur Boulevard, paired with a Class I shared bike lane in the northbound direction. Several AC Transit bus routes stop directly in front of the project site on MacArthur Boulevard (Routes 34, 35, and NX3) and the freeway entrance for Interstate 580 is approximately 0.6 miles away. BACKGROUND The subject property is currently developed with a two-story, approximately 13,600-square-foot building that will be vacated by Stepping Stones Growth Center, a non-profit social services organization that is in the process of relocating all of its programs. The building was built in 1939 with an addition in 1948. The existing building and façade has had a number of modifications and renovations for various tenants over the years. There are currently 29 surface parking spaces clustered on the northern corner of the site, with access curb cuts located on both MacArthur Boulevard and Herma Court. North Area Specific Plan (1991) The site is located within the City’s North Area Specific Plan area, which identifies the MacArthur Boulevard corridor as an area for enhanced streetscaping. The project site itself is in what the Specific Plan calls the Transition District, which are areas adjacent to retail and service clusters that permit higher density residential development-including up to 30 units per acre along MacArthur Boulevard. MacArthur Streetscape Plan (2001) The development is located in the North MacArthur subarea, which encourages improvement and redevelopment of corner and “gap” properties. Resolution No. 2007-072 (2007) Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/16/2019 14