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File Number: 21-758 neighborhoods if appropriate transportation demand measures are not incorporated. Some local residents have also expressed similar concerns about the substantial residential parking reduction to 0.5 parking space/unit. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the amendments, as modified by the Planning Commission, with the exception of the 0.5 space/unit parking maximum in the DA and SA Districts, which would benefit from additional public engagement and analysis of transportation demand management requirements before finalizing. Zoning Amendment Findings General Plan and Zoning Code Purposes Zoning Code Section 5.16.116 states that the Planning Commission shall make findings regarding consistency with the General Plan and purposes of the Zoning Code when making recommendations to the City Council on proposed Zoning Code and Zoning Map Amendments. Applicable General Plan Policies ·Policy CD-5.4 Architectural Consistency. In established neighborhoods, protect architectural integrity by requiring infill housing, replacement housing, and major additions or remodels to be sensitive to and compatible with the prevailing scale and appearance of adjacent development. ·Policy LU-6.1 Downtown Plans. In accordance with the adopted Downtown Plan and Urban Design Guidelines and the Downtown San Leandro Transit Oriented Development Strategy, ensure that new downtown development is attractive and creates an image conducive to revitalization. ·Housing Element Policy 59.01 Zoning Regulations. Ensure that the development standards, use restrictions, parking requirements, and other regulations contained in the San Leandro Zoning Code enable the production of housing for all income groups. Overly restrictive or redundant requirements should be strongly discouraged. Zoning Code Purposes The proposed Zoning Code Amendments are also consistent with the purposes of the Zoning Code contained in Section 1.04.108, including but not limited to: ·Providing a precise guide for the physical development of the City in accord with the policies of the General Plan and any adopted Specific Plan in order to: o Preserve the character and quality of residential neighborhoods and commercial and industrial areas consistent with the character of the development districts of the City; o Foster convenient, harmonious, and workable relationships among land uses; and o Achieve progressively the land development described in the General Plan. ·Promote the economic stability of existing land uses that are consistent with the development policies of the General Plan and protect them from intrusions by inharmonious or harmful land uses. Page 9 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/30/2021 27