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City of San Leandro Page 2-3 Parks Development Impact Fee Study May 14, 2025 Residential: >1,650-1,950 Sq. Ft. Residential: >1,950 Sq. Ft. Each of these unit-size ranges is typical of units with a certain number of bedrooms, ranging from studio apartments up to single-family units with five or more bedrooms. Residential Development and Population The chart below shows the California Department of Finance (DOF) official January 1 population estimates for the City of San Leandro for the years from 2014 through 2024, except for the 2020 population which is based on the 2020 Census count. This chart indicates a very small decrease in San Leandro’s population since 2014. The 2020 Census bar shows an increase over DOF estimates for the preceding years, but DOF estimates for the years since 2020 show population declining slightly to the point that the 2024 population is slightly below the 2014 population. Units of Development In this study, the amount of existing and planned residential development is measured in terms of dwelling units. Demand Variables In calculating impact fees, the relationship between facility needs and development must be quantified in cost allocation formulas. Certain measurable attributes of development such as population, vehicle trips or police department calls for service are used in those formulas to reflect the impact of different types and amounts of development on the demand for specific public services and the facilities that support those services. Those attributes are referred to in this study as “demand variables.” Because the need for parks facilities is typically defined in terms of the population to be served, the demand variable used to represent the impact of development on the need for those facilities in this report is population. Every demand variable has a specific value for each type of development. Those values may be referred to as “demand factors.” In this study, the demand factor for each category of residential development is the population per unit for that category (see Exhibit 2A and Table 2.1 below). Demand Factors Exhibit 2A shows how population per unit factors were estimated for residential unit size categories used in this study. The Census Bureau and Department of Finance collect data on population per unit, by unit type (single-family, multi-family, mobile home) rather than by unit size. Consequently,