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City of San Leandro 2824 Halcyon Drive Residential Project 90 Project-Specific Impacts a. Would the project induce substantial unplanned population growth in an area, either directly (e.g., by proposing new homes and businesses) or indirectly (e.g., through extension of roads or other infrastructure)? The project would involve construction of 18 single-family residences on an infill site, consistent with General Plan Policy LU-3.4 which encourages infill development on vacant or underused sites within residential and commercial areas. The project would represent 0.34 percent of the anticipated population growth and 0.05 percent of the total population expected by 2035.6 Additionally, the project would represent 0.33 percent of the 5,370 households expected to be built by 2035 and 0.05 percent of the total households expected by 2035. The City’s population growth calculations account for the project, as the project site was identified as an underutilized site in Appendix A of the City’s 2015-2023 Housing Element (City of San Leandro 2015). The General Plan EIR’s overall population and household growth projections are derived from ABAG’s 2013 population projections and housing sites identified in the 2015-2023 Housing Element. As the project’s expected population growth was included in growth projections, it would not induce unplanned population growth in the region. Population growth from the project would not be more than that analyzed in General Plan EIR. This impact would be less than significant. b. Would the project displace substantial numbers of existing people or housing, necessitating the construction of replacement housing elsewhere? The project site currently contains two single-family residences. One of the residences is occupied and the other is vacant. While the project would displace the existing residents, the project would house approximately 51 new residents. Therefore, additional replacement housing would not be required, as there would be a net gain of 16 residential units on the project site. This impact would be less than significant. Conclusion The project would have a less than significant impact related to population and housing, would be within the impacts identified in the General Plan EIR, would not result in new specific effects that were not addressed in the prior EIR, and would not require new mitigation measures. Accordingly, no additional review is required. 6 Calculation was derived using the statewide default of 2.83 people per dwelling unit multiplied by the 18 dwelling units that would be included in the project resulting in 51 residents (rounded) and the projected population and household growth under the 2035 General Plan (California Department of Finance (DOF) 2021; City of San Leandro 2016b).