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File Number: 20-312 <br />the Project with 45 units and the draft Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration for the <br />Project; and <br /> WHEREAS, following receipt and consideration of written and verbal comments on the <br />proposed project and Mitigated Negative Declaration at the February 4, 2019 hearing, the City <br />Council directed the applicant to reduce the Project’s density and number of units; and <br />WHEREAS, the applicant prepared and submitted revisions to the Project one year later <br />on February 4, 2020, reducing the total number of units from 45 to 42, removing the rooftop patio, <br />and replacing the footprint of the removed units with a widened sports lawn area; and <br />WHEREAS, a Planned Development establishes a procedure for the development of <br />larger parcels of land in order to reduce or eliminate the rigidity, delays, and inequities that <br />otherwise would result from application of zoning standards and procedures designed primarily <br />for small parcels; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 1.27 acre project site is the largest Professional Office (P) zoned parcel <br />in the City of San Leandro; and <br />WHEREAS, the Zoning Map currently designates the Project site as Professional Office <br />(P) zoning district. The Applicant proposes to amend the Zoning Map to identify the Project site <br />as P(PD) Professional Office, Planned Development Overlay District, as set forth in Exhibit A, <br />attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and <br />WHEREAS, the Planned Development Project complies with the minimum area, <br />residential unit density, performance standards, and development regulation conditions required <br />for approval under Article 10 of the Zoning Code; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Planned Development Project provides superior urban design in <br />comparison with development under the base district zoning regulations; <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Planned Development Project includes adequate provisions for utilities, <br />services, and emergency vehicle access; and that public service demands will not exceed the <br />capacity of existing and planned systems; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Planned Development Project is consistent with the adopted Land Use <br />Element of the General Plan and other applicable policies of the General Plan, and is compatible <br />with surrounding development; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Planned Development Project contributes to the availability and <br />affordability of much needed housing in the community, with provisions for market rate and <br />affordable housing; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, Public <br />Resources Code § 21000, et seq., as amended and implementing State CEQA Guidelines, Title <br />14, Chapter 3 of the California Code of Regulations (collectively, “CEQA”), an Initial Study and <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 10/14/2020 <br />123