Ord 2026-009 Off Street Parking & TDM Regulations

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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2026-009 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CODE TO REPEAL AND REPLACE CHAPTER 4.08 (OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REGULATIONS) AND ADOPT CHAPTER 4.10 (TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT) TO MODIFY PARKING REGULATIONS AND ESTABLISH TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT (TDM) REGULATIONS (ZCA26-001) WHEREAS, The California Constitution, Article XI, Section 7, provides cities and counties with the authority to enact ordinances to protect the health, safety, welfare, and morals of their citizens; and WHEREAS, the San Leandro Zoning Code may be periodically amended to incorporate clarifications or corrections to existing designations, as well as substantive changes; and WHEREAS, the proposed Amendments consist of modifications to Chapter 4.08, Off-Street Parking and Loading Regulations, and the addition of a new Chapter 4.10, Transportation Demand Management; and WHEREAS, in the adopted 2023–2031 Housing Element, the City identified the current vehicle parking ratios in the Zoning Code as a constraint to housing production, and noted that several housing projects had requested and received parking exceptions or planned developments to build less parking in order to make projects financially feasible, adding time and uncertainty that can impede housing development; and WHEREAS, in Housing Element Program 14, Action 14.1, the City committed to removing parking- related constraints to housing production by retaining a third-party consultant to identify appropriate Zoning Code modifications and to consider a Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Ordinance to encourage reduction in vehicle trips and reliance on automobile parking; and WHEREAS, in 2025, the City contracted with W-Trans and Nelson Nygaard to analyze applicable local and state codes, review recently entitled development projects, conduct stakeholder outreach, and prepare a Parking and TDM Study with recommendations for Zoning Code amendments responsive to Housing Element Action 14.1; and WHEREAS, the Parking and TDM Study recommended amendments to the City’s parking regulations and requirements for TDM; and WHEREAS, the proposed amendments would revise Chapter 4.08 to consolidate vehicle parking requirements into fewer use categories and reduce ratios to reflect actual and observed demand; codify the transit-area parking exemption required by AB 2097 (Gov. Code § 65863.2); increase the maximum off-site parking distance to 2,000 feet consistent with AB 894 (Gov. Code § 65863.1); update bicycle parking standards; require unbundled parking for certain projects; update parking area lighting standards; and