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ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW DRAFT Site Improvement Requirements Analysis. San Leandro requires on -site infrastructure improvements, including the construction of interior road, street lighting, water, sewer, drainage, and underground utility systems, when new residential projects are approved. The City has not adopted any requirements above and beyond those authorized by the State Subdivision Map Act. Improvements are typically built by developers and are then either dedicated to the City or privately maintained by a Homeowners Association upon completion. Typical on -site improvements for a private street include emergency vehicle access easements and public utility easements. Right-of-way widths of 50' and curb -to -curb street widths of 36' are required for all streets that will be publicly dedicated. Narrower, private streets may be permitted through the planned development process. Depending on the impacts of the project, dedication of right-of-way for the widening and improvement of adjacent streets also may be required. Site improvement requirements on small infill sites (where no interior street system is required) are usually minimal. As needed, such projects typically require curb and gutter replacement, street tree planting, and sidewalk repair. Conclusions. Site improvement requirements do not constitute a development constraint. Because much of the City's development capacity is located on previously developed commercial sites, the need for new on -site street and utility systems will be minimal in the future. Other Governmental Constraints Anal. There are no growth control ordinances in San Leandro. However, the City is impacted by Alameda County Measure D, a voter -approved measure passed in 2000 to limit future residential growth to existing urban areas. One potentially developable site —the 58-acre former San Leandro Rock Quarry —lies outside the Measure D boundary and therefore must remain in open space or agricultural uses. The site is designated for open space on the General Plan map and is zoned for agriculture. The new General Plan recommends that the site continue to be studied, and that options for its future remain flexible. Conclusions. Measure D does not represent a constraint to affordable housing development in San Leandro. However, it could constrain the development of high -end "executive" housing on the former Rock Quarry site, in the event the owners of that site wished to pursue a future General Plan Amendment. Non -Governmental Constraints Infrastructure Analysis. In some communities, the ability to provide road, water, sewer, storm drainage, and other services to development sites may be a substantial constraint to housing production. This is less true in San Leandro than in communities on the urban fringe, since most of the City's housing sites are in redevelopment areas that are fully served by infrastructure. The City does not face major water and sewer capacity problems. Nonetheless, the conversion of older commercial sites to housing will change the type HOUSING ELEMENT 5-18 SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN A4"�