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CITY OF SAN LEANDRO APPROVED AND FORWARDED TO CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT John Jerm is DATE: August 26, 1997 City Manag TO: John Jermanis, City Manager FROM: June Catalano, Director Development Services BY: Kathleen Livermore, Associate City Planne �`— SUBJECT: Marina Boulevard Rezoning to provide "S" Special Review Overlay District SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION The Planning Commission recommends that the City Council take the following actions: 1) Adopt the attached Negative Declaration for the proposed Rezoning for the "S" Special Review Overlay District; and 2) Adopt the proposed Rezoning for the "S" Special Review Overlay District in the area of Marina Boulevard by introducing the attached ordinance. Planning Commission vote to forward A-97-8 to City Council for approval along with the Negative Declaration (Mahoney/Burpee) (4 ayes) (I excused - Reed) (I absent - Ravenstad) (1 vacant - District 6) I I -iS W111011 The "S" Special Review Overlay District was established in the Zoning Code to guide development in areas of the City with special concerns. This overlay designation provides a framework for a transition from older uses to new uses that meet the criteria developed for that particular area. The overlay district allows the City Council to establish review procedures or criteria at the time the Special Review Overlay District is established. The overlay district has been successfully used for Roberts Landing and the Peralta area to address concerns specifically related to those sites. DISCUSSION The City of San Leandro has seen a number of new developments on Marina Boulevard in the recent past with the development of the Marina Square Shopping Center in the late 1980's and the impending development of the Auto Mall. The City Council requested that staff address these new developments on Marina Boulevard. In response to that request, Development Services staff has prepared language to establish an "S" Special Review Overlay District for Marina Boulevard, and 1