Reso 2021-105 Callan & East 14th Project CUP, Parking and Site Plan

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RESOLUTION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO.2021-105 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL AFFIRMING THE BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS DECISION TO APPROVE A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, PARKING EXCEPTION AND SITE PLAN REVIEW AND FINDING NO ADDITIONAL REVIEW IS REQUIRED UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE SECTION 21094.5 AND CEQA GUIDELINES SECTION 15183.3 FOR THE CALLAN & EAST 14TH STREET PROJECT APPLICATION AND DENYING THE APPEALS BY EAST BAY RESIDENTS FOR RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND LABORERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, LOCAL 304, CASE NUMBER PLN18-0036 WHEREAS, 14th and Callan Street Developer LLC ("Applicant") proposes to construct a ±286,204 square foot building 74'8" in height, consisting of a 23,189 square foot grocery/retail space, 5,660 square feet of non -grocery retail space, a two-story parking structure with 70 parking spaces at the ground level, an additional 216 parking spaces on the second floor with adequate clearance for parking stackers, and 196 residential apartment units on three stories consisting of approximately 127,743 square feet, with an additional 5,893 square feet of amenity space servicing the units ("Project"); and WHEREAS, the Project site is comprised of four parcels totaling 1.6 acres located in downtown San Leandro on a city block bounded by E. 14th St. to the west, Chumalia St. to the north, Hyde St. to the east and Callan Ave. to the south, APNs 77-447-14-6, 77-447-15-6, 77- 447-14-7, and 77-447-7-1 ("Property"); and WHEREAS, the Property is zoned DA-1(S), Downtown Area 1 Special Review Overlay District, in the City's Zoning Code and has a General Plan designation of Downtown Mixed Use; and WHEREAS, the Property is further identified in the adopted Downtown San Leandro Transit -Oriented Development Strategy ("TOD Strategy"), located with Special Policy Area 3; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Leandro adopted Resolution No. 2016- 02E on February 16, 2016 authorizing the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the sale of the City -owned parking lot located at 1188 E. 14th St. to advance overall development of the subject Property in accord with the adopted TOD Strategy; and WHEREAS, the Project, located within the designated Downtown San Leandro Priority Development Area (PDA), was evaluated and found to be consistent with the development strategies identified in Plan Bay Area 2040, including meeting primary objectives to provide adequate housing and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by focusing growth and development in communities along the existing transportation networks; and