Ord 2026-009 Off Street Parking & TDM Regulations

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ORDINANCE NO. 2026-009 2 WHEREAS, the proposed Chapter 4.10 would establish TDM requirements for certain new residential and nonresidential developments; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments are consistent with the goals and policies of the San Leandro 2035 General Plan, including General Plan Policy T-1.3.C (Transportation Demand Management), Policy T-1.7 (Off-Street Parking Standards), and Policy T-1.8 (Shared Parking), and directly implement Housing Element Program 14, Action 14.1; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments would improve the City’s consistency with the Metropolitan Transportation Commission’s (MTC) Transit-Oriented Communities (TOC) Policy, a condition for prioritized access to regional funding; and WHEREAS, the amendments respond to changing state law requirements, regional policy, and local conditions and are necessary to advance the City’s interests with respect to housing production, economic development, and quality of life; and WHEREAS, this project is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 21080.25(b)(11), as it is a planning decision carried out by a local agency to reduce minimum parking requirements and implement transportation demand management requirements; and is additionally categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15183, as the project is consistent with the Housing Element of the General Plan; and WHEREAS, on May 7, 2026, the Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing for consideration of the Zoning Code amendments and did consider all public comments and testimony received prior to and during the hearing, and voted 5-0 (2 absences) to recommend City Council adoption of the proposed Zoning Code amendments, with additions; and WHEREAS, on July 6, 2026, the City Council held a public hearing on the proposed Zoning Code amendments, at which time the City Council considered all public comments received, the presentation by City staff, the staff report and attachments in adopting this ordinance; and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to adopt the proposed text amendments to the Zoning Code. WHEREAS, the City’s General Plan and Zoning Code are incorporated herein by reference, and are available for review at City Hall during normal business hours and on the internet at any time; and NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro hereby ORDAINS as follows: Section 1. Recitals. The recitals above are true and correct and when applicable, incorporated herein by reference. Section 2. Findings. The City Council makes the following findings in support of adopting this ordinance, based on the whole of the record: 1. That the proposed Zoning Code Amendments are consistent with the General Plan