Reso 2020-119 1388 Bancroft Apartments MND MMRP

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2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 PROJECT LOCATION The project site is located in northeast San Leandro, on the eastern side of Bancroft Avenue, between Estudillo Avenue to the north and Joaquin Avenue to the south, as shown on Figure 2.0-1, Regional Location, and Figure 2.0-2, Project Location. Across Estudillo Avenue to the north is the Bancroft Middle School campus, to the northwest is a gas station, to the west is a medical office building and a church, to the southwest is a convalescent hospital, and to the south are single - and multi -family residences. Adjacent to the east of the site are primarily single-family residences. The project site's Assessor's Parcel Number (APN) is 77-524-12-4. 2.2 BACKGROUND AND EXISTING SETTING The project site is a 55,282-square-foot (1.27-acre) parcel that was developed in 1955 with two medical office buildings. The larger building on the northern portion of the site is approximately 18,000 square feet and the smaller building to the south is approximately 4,000 square feet. As shown on Figure 2.0-3, General Plan Land Use, the site is designated Downtown Mixed Use in the San Leandro General Plan. As shown on Figure 2.0-4, Zoning Districts, the site is zoned Professional Office District. As noted above, the area surrounding the site is primarily residential, along with medical, school, and church uses. 2.3 PROPOSED PROJECT The project would demolish the existing buildings on the site and construct a 45-unit residential building. Figure 2.0-5, Proposed Site Plan, shows the project site plan, and Figures 2.0-6 and 2.0-7, Project Perspectives, show illustrative renderings of the project from various vantage points. The project plans are included in Appendix A. PROJECT ELEMENTS The project would develop a three-story, 34-foot-tall building of wood frame and stucco construction. The project would include 45 rental apartments. Of these, 43 units would be 980- square-foot, two -bedroom, two -bathroom apartments, and 2 would be 1,380-square-foot, three - bedroom, three -bathroom units. In compliance with the City's Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance (Article 30 of the Zoning Code), the project would provide two units affordable to lower -income households and an estimated in -lieu fee of approximately $160,000. The project would include 55 off-street parking spaces, bicycle parking, open space for residents, and sustainability features, as described below. PROJECT SITE CIRCULATION AND PARKING Pedestrian access to the project would primarily be through the main entrance at the corner of Bancroft Avenue and Joaquin Avenue. A surface parking lot would be provided at the rear of the site extending from Joaquin Avenue to Estudillo Avenue, with driveway access from both avenues. The gated parking lot would include 47 parking spaces that would be unassigned from the apartments, including two handicap -accessible spaces. Outside of the gate, the project would also provide 8 guest parking spaces, including one disabled -accessible space, that would be accessed from the Joaquin Avenue driveway. In addition to the 55 off-street parking spaces, 5 on -street curbside spaces would be available on Joaquin Avenue. City of San Leandro 1388 Bancroft Avenue Project November 2018 Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration 2.0-1