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City of San Leandro <br />2023-2031 Housing Element Update <br /> <br />3-38 <br />The average number of days from entitlement to building permit is 198.64 days, based on a review <br />of projects from the past 18 months. This length of time is approximately 15 percent higher than the <br />average number of days for all jurisdictions in Alameda County, which is 172.44 days. The City will <br />continue to improve the efficiency of the development review process, as described in Program 14 <br />in Chapter 6, Housing Plan. <br />San Leandro’s Community Development Department provides guidance to developers, construction <br />contractors, or homeowners through its One Stop Permit Center to discuss proposed building plans. <br />The Multi-Family Development Standards project established objective development and design <br />standards as discussed above, which allowed the City to adjust review thresholds for several project <br />types from discretionary to administrative. As detailed below, the City consolidated and <br />standardized the review process for planning permits in the city. <br />Site Plan Review <br />There are three levels of Site Plan Review, and the review authority for all three is the ZEO, as <br />detailed in Table 3.10. The Site Plan Review process runs concurrently with any other required <br />discretionary permits. <br />Table 3.10 Site Plan Review Process <br />Type Review Body Required Noticing Hearing <br />Administrative Site Plan <br />Review <br />ZEO, BZA upon <br />appeal or elevation <br />None No <br />Minor Site Plan Review ZEO, BZA upon <br />appeal or elevation <br />Adjacent properties No <br />Major Site Plan Review ZEO, BZA upon <br />appeal or elevation <br />Within RS-VSP: 500 feet from property. Other <br />areas: Adjacent Properties <br />Yes <br />ZEO = Zoning Enforcement Officer <br />BZA = Board of Zoning Adjustments <br />An Administrative Site Plan Review is required for the following: <br /> RD and RM Districts: new dwellings, additions, or redevelopment of 2,500 square feet and 50 <br />percent of the gross floor area, new structure greater than 2,500 square feet, and additions or <br />new second/third stories <br /> Commercial Districts: new structures greater than 2,500 square feet, additions, or <br />redevelopment greater than 2,500 square feet and 10 percent of the gross floor area, and major <br />structural upgrades <br /> B-TOD District: new structures, additions or redevelopment, structural upgrades Minor Site Plan <br />Review is required for the following: <br /> RO, RS, and RM-40 Districts: new two-story home and second story addition or increase in <br />square footage <br /> RS-VP: any addition or structure requiring building permit <br />Major Site Plan Review is required for the following: <br /> RO, RS, and RM-40 Districts: New single-family home or addition which would have floor area <br />greater than 4,000 square feet, addition that exceeds 100 percent of existing floor area, third <br />story or addition, and a new or addition to a two-family dwelling that would result in an