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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2022- ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE SAN LEANDRO ZONING CODE AND ZONING MAP TO IMPLEMENT THE 2023- 2031 HOUSING ELEMENT WHEREAS, the California legislature has found that California has a housing supply and affordability crisis of historic proportions and lack of supply and rising costs are compounding inequality and limiting advancement opportunities for many Californians (Gov. Code § 65589.5.); and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65300 et seq. requires every city and county in California to adopt a General Plan for its long-range development, and further, to periodically update that plan to reflect current conditions and issues; and WHEREAS; in 2016, the City Council adopted the 2035 San Leandro General Plan (“General Plan”) covering the 20 year period from 2015 through 2035; and WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 65302(c) mandates that each City shall include a Housing Element in its General Plan, and that the Housing Element be updated regularly on a schedule set forth in the law to reflect current conditions and legal requirements; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the Fifth Cycle 2015-2023 Housing Element Update of the San Leandro General Plan on January 20, 2015; and WHEREAS, the Housing Element must comply with the statutory provisions of California Government Code Section 65580 et seq. and is required to identify and analyze existing and projected housing needs, and include statements of the City of San Leandro’s goals, policies, quantified objectives, and programs for the preservation, improvement, and development of the City's share of the regional housing needs; and WHEREAS, State law requires that the City take meaningful steps to promote and affirmatively further fair housing (Gov. Code § 65583(c)(5)); and WHEREAS, State law requires that the City make zoning available for all types of housing, including multifamily housing (Gov. Code §§ 65583.2 and 65583(c)); and WHEREAS, State Housing Element Law (Article 10.6 of Government Code) requires that the City Council adopt a Housing Element for the Sixth Cycle period of 2023-2031 to accommodate the City of San Leandro’s regional housing need allocation (RHNA) of 3,855 housing units, comprised of 862 very-low income units, 495 low-income units, 696 moderate- income units, and 1,802 above moderate-income units; and