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ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW DRAFT Services and Facilities Element (Policy 45.06). The fourth policy addressed emergency access by police and fire personnel. This is now addressed by Policy 2.11 in the Land Use Element and Policy 45.05 in the Community Services and Facilities Element. Since this goal is now addressed elsewhere in the General Plan, it will no longer appear in the Housing Element. The City has continued to maintain practices, procedures, and standards that ensure that a high level of safety is provided to homeowners and renters. It has developed and maintained programs to assist homeowners with seismic retrofits, including a home improvement class and a tool lending library. Both of these programs have benefited low and moderate income homeowners. Zoning continues to reflect seismic hazards in the City, with low density (RS) or open space (OS) designations in areas subject to liquefaction, landslides, or very violent groundshaking. The City also requires regular review of proposed subdivision plans by the Police and Fire Department and has maintained development standards which ensure adequate emergency access. Personal safety and security have been promoted through neighborhood watch programs. The City also encourages the design of new structures which create "defensible space" and promote a sense of community and security. Neighborhood Stability and Maintenance The 1989 Element included the following goal relating to neighborhood stability and maintenance: Goal 6: Maintain stable, safe, attractive neighborhoods. The 1989 Element included four policies under this goal, with no measurable objectives or actions. All of these policies have since been integrated into the Land Use Element. The first policy requires private property owners to maintain their property so that it does not create a nuisance or affect property values (this is now General Plan Policy 1.02). The second requires an adequate level of public services in neighborhoods (this has been incorporated in Goal 4 of the Land Use Element and Goal 52 of the Community Services and Facilities Element). The third policy prevents the intrusion of incompatible uses into residential areas. This is now Policy 1.11 in the Land Use Element. The fourth policy seeks to eliminate existing incompatible uses. This is now addressed by Policy 1.12 in the Land Use Element. Because these topics are covered elsewhere in the General Plan, this goal will no longer be included in the Housing Element. The City has continued to take an active role in neighborhood maintenance since the 1989 Housing Element was adopted. The Community Compliance Division of the Police Department ensures the maintenance of residential property and the enforcement of the Zoning Code. The Zoning Code itself ensures that incompatible uses are minimized and includes provisions that prohibit potentially incompatible (e.g., non -conforming) uses within residential areas from expanding. Revisions to the Zoning Code in 2001 established additional provisions for buffering between industrial and residential uses. HOUSING ELEMENT 2-8 SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN qU-Z