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CR-35 - Other Actions 91.220(j)-(k); 91.320(i)-(j) Actions taken to remove or ameliorate the negative effects of public policies that serve as barriers to affordable housing such as land use controls, tax policies affecting land, zoning ordinances, building codes, fees and charges, growth limitations, and policies affecting the return on residential investment. 91.220 (j); 91.320 (i) The City continues to work towards eliminating housing constraints that are identified in its California State -certified Housing Element of the General Plan that serve as barriers to affordable housing. The City Council approved an update to the General Plan (2035 General Plan) in September 2016. Key features of the updated General Plan included increasing mixed use and residential density particularly in the City's projected growth center downtown. Additionally, the General Plan created new land use categories which allow for higher density residential/mixed use development on affected industrially zoned parcels that are in close proximity to the San Leandro BART Station (Industrial Transition Land Use) and parcels near the Bay Fair BART station (Bay Fair TOD Land Use). The City also amended its Zoning Code as part of its efforts to modernize the Code, create more flexibility to meet market demands while ensuring compatibility with existing neighboring uses. These Zoning Code amendments brings the zoning in certain areas of the City into conformance with both the 2007 Downtown Transit Oriented Development Strategy and 2035 General Plan Update. In FY 2019-20 there were no City -approved Zoning Code amendments to address barriers to affordable housing development. Actions taken to address obstacles to meeting underserved needs. 91.220(k); 91.320(j) Despite the difficulties of securing available adequate funding resources in meeting the City's underserved needs, the City addresses the underserved needs through the following: 1) Fostering and Maintaining Affordable Housing, and 2) Eliminating Barriers to Affordable Housing. Fostering and Maintaining Affordable Housing • The City annually monitors approximately 620 Below -Market Rate (BMR) rental units (funded and/or regulated by the City) for tenants earning between 30% and 120% of the Area Median Income. Additionally, the City monitors over 50 existing inclusionary BMR home ownership units. • City staff continues to respond to inquiries from private and non-profit developers to acquire property and rehabilitate or construct new affordable rental units. This includes collaborating with Eden Housing to construct a new 62 unit affordable housing development. • The City's Housing Rehabilitation Program provided funding to twelve (12) single-family owner - occupied home (See details in CR-20—Affordable Housing). The program continues to preserve CAPER 23 OMB Control No: 2506-0117 (exp. 06/30/2018)