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ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW DRAFT 4. ANALYSIS OF HOUSING SITES The State Government Code requires that the housing element include an "inventory of land suitable for residential development, including vacant sites and sites having the potential for redevelopment" (Section 65583(a)(3)). It further requires that the element analyze zoning and infrastructure on these sites, to ensure that their development with housing during the planning period is actually feasible. Through this process, the City must demonstrate that it has a sufficient amount of land to accommodate its fair share of the region's housing need between January 1, 1999 and June 30, 2006. Demonstrating an adequate land supply, however, is only part of the task. San Leandro must also show that this supply is capable of supporting housing demand from all economic segments of the community, including lower income households. This means providing sufficient land for multi -family housing as well as single family housing, and accommodating a wide variety of housing types, including apartments, mobile homes, and in-law units as well as owner -occupied homes. Because of the high cost of land in the Bay Area, the State has generally held that the best way to demonstrate capacity for "affordable" housing is to provide buildable land zoned for multi -family housing. The following analysis describes the City's land supply and assesses its availability for housing during the next four years. It begins by deducting housing units that have been constructed since January 1, 1999 or that are under construction now. These units may be "credited" toward the City's 1999-2006 assignment. The second part of this chapter evaluates several different types of housing opportunity sites, including: • Vacant residentially -zoned sites • Vacant commercially -zoned sites where housing is conditionally permitted • Vacant sites where a zoning change would be required before housing is allowed • Underutilized (e.g., developed) land where higher density housing is strongly encouraged • Residential areas developed below the maximum density permitted by zoning. Adjustment for Previously Constructed or Committed Units Units Built Between 1999 and 2002 Between January 1, 1999 and January 1, 2002, 796 units of housing were added in San Leandro, including 653 single family homes, one duplex, and 141 rental apartments. The single family homes were primarily contained in Heron Bay, Cherrywood, and the Medallion (Fremont Street) project. The rental units were in the Carlton Plaza Assisted Living Facility.' As indicated in Table 4-1, most of the 796 units are in market -rate housing developments and would be considered affordable only to above moderate income households. About 50 of the units have long-term affordability restrictions which ensure that they are occupied by very low, low, and/or moderate income ' The Carlton Plaza units have kitchens and are therefore classified as dwelling units. Carlton Plaza opened in February 1999. HOUSING ELEMENT 4-1 SAN LEANDRO GENERAL PLAN�pq 4`i l l