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expressed his consternation that staff had not adhered to his suggestion that parking requirements be no minimum and 1 space/unit. He determined this by reading the comments from community members in the workshops and survey. And so it seemed to be decided to accept his suggestion. Then, at the very last minute — literally, and it may even have been less — Commissioner Pon proposed, and the full commission agreed without discussion, to changing that maximum to 0.5 parking space/unit in zones DA and SA as pictured on the map on page 12 of the summary. They threw out what those members of the community said in the workshops and surveys that staff spent so much time developing and promoting. They overrode the final recommendations of staff. In my opinion, staff’s recommendations were not strict enough, but the Planning Commission threw the baby out with the bathwater. It’s hard to believe that, just a few months earlier, this same Planning Commission reluctantly granted Justin Osler a parking waiver for Centro Callan and only granted it because his building will be across the street from an underused parking structure. At that time, Osler told us that, in his experience, residents parked at .75/unit. I ask the Council to amend the portion of these Objective Standards related to parking. Change it to a requirement of a minimum of 0.5 parking spaces/unit and a maximum of I/unit. If you decide to eliminate the minimum, at least allow the raised maximum. This would allow a developer to attract families when other developers ignore them. *All spaces, not just 15% of them, should have electric charging stations. Reconsider whether Zones SA should be included at all. We’ve seen that residents of affordable developments own fewer cars; one parking space/unit isn’t right for those developments. I trust staff’s recommendation, based on what they’ve seen, for parking at affordable housing developments. Maybe 0.5 spaces/unit is the way to go. But it could be less. A note on zoning and land use: Whatever your decision, I expect these parking requirements to apply to the portion of land described on the map on page 12 of the summary. If the Land Use map or the General Plan map shows zones DA and SA over a larger area, which I believe they currently do, these extreme parking requirements must not apply to that extended area. I expect there will be no exceptions for PDs or overlays. In fact, I would like to see PD completely eliminated. Thank you for your time and your consideration, Sarah Bailey District 5 Agenda Item: eComments for 5.A. 21-758 Public Hearing to Add Section 4.04.336, Multi-family and Mixed-Use Residential Development, to the San Leandro Zoning Code and Adopt Miscellaneous Zoning Code Amendments Related to Objective Development Standards for Multi-Family and Mixed-Use Residential Development Citywide Overall Sentiment John Minot Location: Submitted At: 8:32pm 01-03-22