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City of San Leandro 2023-2031 Housing Element Update 3-40 and issue all the City of San Leandro’s Building permits. Building permit review timelines for all projects are as follows:  First review: 15 to 20 working days  Second review: 10 to 15 working days  Third review: 7 to 10 working days  Fourth review: 5 to 7 working days  Fifth review: 3 to 5 working days Transparency in the Development Process To increase transparency in the development process, the City’s website publishes resources that help developers and homeowners navigate the residential development and home improvement processes. Specifically, the Planning Division (https://www.sanleandro.org/322/Planning-Division) webpage provides a zoning map, information on the permit center and staff contacts, the public hearing calendar, planning and building permit resources, and permit status information through a citizen access portal. The zoning code and zoning map, plan review procedures, and forms and handouts, among other documents are available online. The City also has an online appointment request system for scheduling review with Planning Division staff. There is also an interface for parcel-specific inquiry to see if a permit has been issued or if there is a project in progress. As discussed in Program 6 of Chapter 6, Housing Plan, the City will create a page on the City’s website with an easily accessible, map-based inventory and dashboard that identifies vacant and nonvacant housing development opportunity sites, including multi-family residential and mixed-use sites. The City will also develop a web-based Housing Development Toolkit that outlines a step-by-step process for residential development, including identifying steps in the entitlement and building permit process, detailed information on development incentives, and funding programs and resources for affordable housing development. The City will evaluate its compliance with the new transparency requirements per Government Code Section 65940.1(a)(1) as part of Program 6 and make changes as necessary. 3.2.7 Short-Term Housing Rentals The City of San Leandro has adopted two ordinances to regulate the short-term rental of housing or dwelling units in the city. Short-term rentals (STR) are defined as rental of part or all of a residential dwelling unit to paying occupants for less than 30 days. The types of STRs permitted in San Leandro include the rental of a single-family home, apartment unit, or a bedroom in a home. However, the City prohibits the use of ADUs for STRs. STRs are typically advertised and booked through online platforms such as Airbnb and VRBO. In June 2019, the City Council adopted two ordinances regulating STRs. Title 4, Chapter 4-41 of the San Leandro Municipal Code, which became effective on June 19, 2019, prohibits non-hosted STRs in the city. In a non-hosted STR, the primary occupant of the dwelling unit within which the rental takes place is absent from the dwelling for some or all of the rental period. Title 4, Chapter 4-40 of the San Leandro Municipal Code, which became effective on July 3, 2019, allows and regulates hosted STRs in the city. In a hosted STR, the primary occupant of the dwelling unit within which the rental takes place occupies the dwelling during the entire rental period. To legally operate a hosted STR, an applicant must first obtain a City business license and a STR permit, and be subject to the transient-occupancy tax. All STR information is on the City’s website (https://www.sanleandro.org/221/Short-Term-Rentals-STR).