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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO <br />ORDINANCE NO.2022-013 <br />ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO CITY COUNCIL AMENDING <br />SECTIONS 5.08.136 AND 5.12.132 OF THE SAN LEANDRO ZONING CODE TO <br />EXTEND ENTITLEMENTS FOR QUALIFIED HOUSING PROJECTS TWO YEARS <br />WHEREAS, California is suffering from a significant and prolonged housing crisis; and <br />WHEREAS, the housing crisis has caused significant increases in rent and home prices, <br />making it difficult for households to find affordable housing in San Leandro and throughout the <br />region; and <br />WHEREAS, San Leandro's Regional Housing Needs Assessment ("RHNA") allocation <br />for the 5th Housing Element Cycle (2015-2023) was 2287 units across all income levels, but less <br />than 500 units have been produced during that time period; and <br />WHEREAS, San Leandro's RHNA allocation for the 61h Housing Element Cycle (2023- <br />2031) is 3855 units across all income levels; and <br />WHEREAS, the City's General Plan and Housing Element include various goals and <br />policies focused on increasing the supply of residential units within San Leandro, including both <br />market -rate and affordable units; and <br />WHEREAS, in recent years, the City has approved entitlements for multi -family <br />residential developments consisting of over 2,000 units; <br />WHEREAS, these approved projects will provide critically needed new housing <br />units; and <br />WHEREAS, an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus named <br />"SARS-CoV-2," and the disease it causes named "coronavirus disease 2019," abbreviated <br />COVID-19 ("COVID-19 Pandemic") occurred in March 2020; and <br />WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Pandemic has had a significant impact across all sectors of <br />the national, state, and local economies; and <br />WHEREAS, in the early months of the COVID-19 Pandemic, stringent public health <br />orders made it impossible to pursue construction projects; and <br />WHEREAS, even after health orders have been lifted, the COVID-19 Pandemic <br />continues to cause significant negative impacts to the global supply chain; and <br />WHEREAS, the COVID-19 Pandemic's impact on the economy and rising interest rates <br />make it difficult for developers to obtain necessary financing to commence construction; and <br />