Ord 2024-016 Zoning Map Amendment Rezoning

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ORDINANCE NO. 2024-016 1 IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2024-016 ORDINANCE TO ADOPT A ZONING MAP AMENDMENT TO REZONE A 12,588 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL LOCATED AT 13489 EAST 14TH STREET FROM SA-2 (SOUTH AREA 2) TO SA-2(PD) (SOUTH AREA 2, WITH A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY) (PLN22-0006) WHEREAS, Shoonya, LLC (“Applicant” and “Property Owner”), submitted an application for a Zoning Map Amendment and Planned Development (PD) to establish a PD Overlay District, Administrative Site Plan Review, and Tentative Tract Map (TTM) 8703 for the construction of a nine-unit townhome development on a 12,588 square-foot parcel (the “Project”), located at 13489 East 14th Street, Assessor’s Parcel Number: 077D-1405-001-01 (the “Property”); and WHEREAS, the Property is zoned SA-2 (South Area 2) and has a General Plan land use designation of Mixed-Use Corridor (MUC); and WHEREAS, the applicant has requested approval of a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning of the Property from SA-2 (South Area 2) to SA-2(PD) (South Area 2 with a Planned Development Overlay); and WHEREAS, the City retained Rincon Consultants, Inc. to prepare a California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) Compliance Memo pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 to document consistency between the proposed project and the City of San Leandro General Plan, and to compare the environmental effects of the proposed project against those identified in the City’s 2023-2031 Housing Element and General Plan Update Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR); and WHEREAS, the CEQA Compliance Memo supports a finding that the Project is consistent with the density established by the General Plan, for which an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was previously prepared and certified, and there are no project-specific significant effects which are peculiar to the project or its site; and WHEREAS, on November 18, 2024, the City Council reviewed the proposed Project at a duly noticed public hearing, at which time all interested parties had the opportunity to be heard; and WHEREAS, on October 3, 2024, the Planning Commission, after consideration of all pertinent plans, documents, project application, staff report, findings of fact, conditions of approval, public comments, and all other testimony and evidence presented at the public hearing, voted 7-0 to adopt Planning Commission Resolution No. 2024-008, incorporated herein by reference, to recommend City Council approval of the Project based on the Recommended Findings of Fact and subject to the Recommended Conditions of Approval; and WHEREAS, a City Council staff report dated November 18, 2024, and incorporated herein by reference, describes and analyzes the proposed Project, and reflects the City’s independent judgment and analysis of the Project; and