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City of San Leandro 2023-2031 Housing Element Update 3-8 3.2 Governmental Constraints City policies and regulations can impact the feasibility and cost of housing development. Policies and regulatory actions include land use controls, site improvement requirements, building codes, and development fees. The following section describes these governmental constraints. 3.2.1 Land Use Controls Land Use Designations San Leandro’s Land Use Element is a component of the City’s General Plan which sets forth the vision, goals and policies for the city’s urban form and land use patterns, including residential development. The Land Use Element includes land use categories which define the use and building intensity throughout the city. There are different housing types in the city, including single-family dwellings, duplexes, multi- family apartments, condominium buildings, town houses, mobile homes, and accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Residential densities in San Leandro cover a wide spectrum that promote the development of the various housing types, as demonstrated by the density ranges in the various land use categories (shown in dwelling units per acre [du/acre]):  Garden Density Residential: 1-4 du/acre  Low Density Residential: 3-6 du/acre  Low-Medium Density Residential: 7-11 du/acre  Medium Density Residential: 12-18 du/acre  Medium-High Density Residential: 19-25 du/acre  High Density Residential: 26-50 du/acre (smaller parcels are permitted a maximum of 24.2 du/acre)  Downtown Mixed Use: 24-100 du/acre (dependent upon the zoning district of the site)  Transit-Oriented Mixed Use (60-80 du/acre)  Corridor Mixed Use: residential density is defined by the maximum FAR, which is 1.5 for projects with housing  Bay Fair Transit-Oriented Development (TOD): residential density is defined by the maximum FAR, which is 3.0 for projects with housing Lower density residential land use categories are generally located throughout the city's northeastern, central, southern, and eastern areas. Higher density residential land use categories are generally located in the eastern portion of the city along major transit corridors such as San Leandro Boulevard, Alvarado Street, and Antonio Street and the Bay Fair TOD area. As shown in Table 3.2, the City has several land use categories that permit high density residential uses that support the development of low and moderate-income housing. Residential land use categories comprise 50.8 percent of San Leandro’s land area. Commercial land use categories cover 4.8 percent, mixed use 6.8 percent, industrial 20.4 percent, and public and open space 17.2 percent.15 Due to the industrial history of the eastern San Francisco Bay Area, the 15 City of San Leandro General Plan Land Use Element. 2016. Available: https://civicaadmin.sanleandro.org/civicax/filebank/blobdload.aspx?BlobID=26481. Accessed October 28, 2021