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Housing Constraints Draft Housing Element 3-35 intersection fee zone is generally south of San Leandro Creek, west of East 14th Street, north of Manor Boulevard, and east of the Bay. These traffic impact zones are available for view on web- based maps.  Park Fees: Fees set aside for parks and parkland.  Utility Impact Fees: Funding that covers expansions of water, sewer, electricity, and gas infrastructure. The City also collects a range of residential impact fees to offset the future impact of development on existing infrastructure, city services (such as public safety), schools, and other services. Park Development Impact Fees are charged to single-family, multi-family, and ADU development at a cost per unit to fund park land acquisition, development, or improvements. Street Improvement fees are charged per unit based on the type of construction and location of the development. Undergrounding of utilities is also charged per unit for housing in certain districts in the city, and sewer connection fees are charged based on the type of residential development. The City collects fees for schools, but the rates are set by school districts. The City does not currently provide an exemption for affordable housing projects. Overall, the City’s current development impact fees have minimal impacts on overall development costs, given the high price of land in San Leandro and the region. San Leandro has fewer development impact fees than some other cities in Alameda County. However, the City’s Park Development Impact Fees are substantially higher than neighboring jurisdictions and were identified as a constraint during the stakeholder interviews. For example, San Leandro’s Park Development Impact Fees for multi-family units are $15,316 per unit for park land acquisition and $2,436 per unit for park improvements, compared to the City of Hayward’s park fees which range from $1,581 to $7,799 per unit depending on the number of bedrooms. This fee could be considered a constraint to housing, especially for large, high-density developments with a large number of housing units. In addition, development impact fees for ADUs could be a cost burden to single-family homeowners and be a constraint to the development of ADUs. The City plans to conduct a Comprehensive Impact Fee Study by 2024 to assess changes to development impact fees and potential impacts to housing development, as specified in Program 14 of Chapter 6, Housing Plan. As a part of the City’s Comprehensive Impact Fee Study, the City will explore a standardized fee reduction and/or impact fee waiver program for affordable housing projects. Development Fees For a Typical Project Table 3.9 provides development fees for a typical project. The fees for a single-family residence were actual fees for a real time, two-story, 2848 square foot single-family residence completed in 2021. The fees for a multi-family residence were actual fees for a 62-unit project completed in 2022. The table includes City fees and non-city fees. City fees for a single-family residence totaled $54,364.16 while the fees for the multi-family project totaled $1,544,975.50, approximately $25,000 per unit. Non-city fees totaled $19,310.96 for the single-family residence and $239,013.44 for the multi-family project, or $3,855 per unit. The combined totals for City and non-city fees totaled $73,725.12 for single family and $1,783,988.70 for multi-family, approximately $29,000 per unit.