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City of San Leandro 311 MacArthur Boulevard Residential Project 4 The project is within the boundaries of the North Area Specific Plan (NASP), which identifies the MacArthur Boulevard corridor (including the project site) as an area to enhance the streetscape, encourage a cluster of retail uses, and transition adjacent areas to “higher and better” uses. The site itself is in what the Specific Plan calls the Transition District (TD), areas adjacent to retail and service clusters that may include commercial retail, service, or residential development (City of San Leandro 1991). 7. Zoning The project site is zoned primarily as Community Commercial (CC) on the City of San Leandro Zoning Map, with a portion of two parcels zoned as Residential Single-Family (RS) (City of San Leandro 2017). The CC district allows business services, restaurants and cafes, retail services, and other related facilities (San Leandro Zoning Code Section 2-606). Multi-family residences are a conditionally permitted use within the CC zoning district, with a maximum density of 24 dwelling units per acre (San Leandro City Council Ordinance 2018-021). The RS district allows for single-family residential uses and related facilities (San Leandro Zoning Code Section 2-506). 8. Project Description The project would involve the construction of four townhome condominium buildings with 20 dwelling units (including two-bedroom and three-bedroom units), 40 garage parking stalls, and 5 surface parking spaces. Two units would be moderate-income affordable (gross income may not exceed 120 percent of the Area Median Income) and one unit would be low-income affordable (gross income may not exceed 80 percent of the Area Median Income). Each building would be three stories and approximately 37.5 feet in height. The project’s residential density would be 20 dwelling units per acre. The total building footprint would be 15,148 square feet, with approximately 35 percent lot coverage. The total square footage of the proposed buildings would be 46,361 square feet, with a floor area ratio of approximately 0.88. The existing five assessor’s parcels would be merged to form one parcel. The project would also include the demolition of one existing structure (circa 1935 with a 1948 addition). The building is used by Stepping Stones Growth Center, a non-profit social services agency. Sidewalk replacement at both existing and new driveways is proposed, and a telecommunications easement at the eastern corner of the project site would remain. Figure 3 shows the proposed site plan and tree preservation plan and Table 1 details each of the four proposed buildings.