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File Number: 22-278 ANALYSIS Zoning Map Amendment/Planned Development Planned Developments are a discretionary review process used to consider new development projects that do not meet all zoning standards but are otherwise compatible with the General Plan and existing neighborhoods. Planned Developments offer developers greater flexibility than otherwise allowed under the Zoning Code in return for a coordinated development that, as noted in Zoning Code Chapter 3.04, “provides superior urban design in comparison with the development under the base district zoning regulations.” The purpose of a Planned Development is to allow “a mechanism for considering development that can be made compatible by application of careful and imaginative treatment of interrelationships of activity.” The project proposes to rezone the subject property from a split zoning of IP Industrial Park/ RS Residential Single-Family to RS(PD) Residential Single-Family with a Planned Development zoning overlay. Rezoning the property from IP Industrial Park will bring the property into conformance with the General Plan designation of Low-Medium Density Residential. The portion of the site with the base RS Residential Single-Family zoning district will otherwise remain and a Planned Development zoning overlay designation would be added to the entire property. The proposed Planned Development would accommodate an exception to the minimum lot area, minimum lot width, and minimum front yard requirements of the RS Residential Single-Family zoning district. The RS zoning district requires a minimum lot area of 5,000 square feet and 6,000 square feet for corner lots, a minimum lot width of 50 feet and 60 feet for corner lots, and a minimum front yard setback of 20 feet. The proposed Planned Development would accommodate a reduced lot size as low as 3,028 square feet for an interior lot and a corner lot of 4,038 square feet. The Planned Development would also feature a reduced lot width of 40 feet for interior lots and 50 feet for corner lots, and a minimum front yard setback of 18 feet. Aside from these three reductions, the project otherwise meets all other RS Residential Single-Family zoning district development regulations. Staff and the Planning Commission found the application of the proposed Planned Development Overlay District zoning to be appropriate, consistent and in accord with the General Plan because the General Plan designation is RLM Low-Medium Density Residential, which permits attached and detached single family houses on small lots. Lots smaller than 5,000 square feet are permitted. Gross densities generally range from 7 to 11 units per acre, including streets and easements. Maximum allowable net density in this category is 12.4 units per net acre. Although more dense than the “Low Density Residential” category, these areas should retain the basic amenities and qualities of a single family neighborhood, including front and rear yards, driveways, and garages. The proposed project is consistent with the General Plan designation and description because the density is 7.4 units per acre, which is between 7 and 11 units per acre and is lower than the maximum 12.4 units per acre. Additionally, the proposed project consists of smaller lots that retain the basic amenities and qualities of a single-family neighborhood because the project provides front and rear yards, driveways, and garages. The project is compatible with surrounding Page 5 City of San Leandro Printed on 4/27/2022