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Housing Resources Draft Housing Element 4-9 the Mission Boulevard Corridor are areas identified by the City of Hayward as priority areas for residential and mixed-use development, similar to the Downtown, East 14th Street Corridor, and BTOD areas in San Leandro. Development of mid-rise and mixed-use projects has occurred in these areas of Hayward in the 5th housing cycle. Some of these projects are discussed in detail in Appendix D, Development Analysis. In Hayward, the Mission Boulevard Corridor’s existing uses and development patterns are similar to those near San Leandro’s East 14th Street. Anchored by Downtown Hayward to the north and the South Hayward BART Station to the south, development along the Mission Boulevard corridor is characterized by large-scale commercial and light industrial uses including auto dealerships, auto repair and accessory businesses, single-tenant commercial buildings, and pockets of single-family homes. Since 2010, multiple large-scale residential projects have contributed to a mix of housing types along the corridor including affordable and market-rate townhomes and midrise apartment buildings. The tables below outline the proposed changes to density, FAR, and building heights in San Leandro followed by a comparison to the development standards in Hayward’s high-density areas. Updates to the land use and zoning districts will allow for density ranges and FAR that are similar to, or higher than, than those allowed in high density areas in Hayward. Table 4.4 shows the proposed allowable FAR in the General Plan land use designations in Priority Development Areas in San Leandro. The proposed maximum allowable FAR in these districts ranges from 2.5 to 5.0, higher than the range of 0.8 to 2.75 in comparable land use designations in Hayward (0.8 FAR in the High-Density Residential District, 2.0 FAR in the Sustainable Mixed-Use District, and 2.75 FAR in the Transit Overlay Zones 7, with an average FAR of 1.9). The proposed average FAR in the San Leandro land use designations is 3.8, higher than the average FAR of 1.9 in comparable Hayward districts. Table 4.4 Proposed FAR – San Leandro General Plan Land Use Designations Land Use Designation Current FAR Proposed FAR Downtown Mixed Use Maximum 3.5 Maximum 3.5 Transit-Oriented Mixed Use Maximum 4.0, 5.0 adjacent to BART Maximum 4.0, 5.0 adjacent to BART Corridor Mixed Use Maximum 1.5 Maximum 2.5 (increase of 1.0 FAR) Average Maximum 3.5 Maximum 3.8 FAR = Floor Area Ratio BART = Bay Area Rapid Transit Table 4.5 outlines the proposed allowable densities by land use designation in San Leandro, which will increase by 25 to 45 du/acre above current standards. The proposed average maximum dwelling units per acre (du/ac) by land use designation is 125, compared to 84.5 in Hayward. 7 The Transit Overlay Zone is a zoning district in the Hayward Zoning Code; however, it is referenced in the FAR range listed for the Sustainable Mixed Use Land Use district in the General Plan.