Attachment 5
Housing Element – Goal 1: Increase Housing Production by Providing Adequate Sites for a Variety of Housing Types and Removing Constraints to Residential Development
Housing Element – Policy 1.1 Reduce Barriers to Housing Development.
Facilitate innovative housing models and promote regulatory reforms that reduce the costs of housing production while also promoting broader citywide housing priorities.
Housing Element – Policy 1.2 Provide and Maintain Adequate Sites to Accommodate the RHNA. The City shall maintain appropriate land use designations and densities to accommodate an increased supply of housing units by type, cost, and size to meet its share of the regional housing need in alignment with citywide housing priorities.
Housing Element – Policy 1.3 Streamline Housing Entitlement and Permitting Process. The City shall streamline the housing approval and permitting process, particularly for affordable housing, throughout City departments.
Housing Element – Policy 1.4 Facilitate Infill Development. The City shall utilize infill development strategies to support neighborhoods and living environments that are served by public transit and services and are conducive to public health and wellness.
Housing Element – Goal 2: Assist the Development of Housing Affordable to Extremely Low-, Very Low-, Low-, and Moderate-Income Levels and populations with Special Needs
Housing Element – Policy 2.1 Promote Housing Development Affordable to Residents at All Economic Levels. The City shall support the production of rental and for-sale housing for people of all income levels.
Housing Element – Policy 2.2 Support and Increase Funding for DeedRestricted Affordable Housing. The City shall promote affordable housing development through financial and strategic support, including administrative and technical assistance to affordable housing developers.
Housing Element Policy.5.4 Promote Mixed-Income Neighborhoods. The City shall promote mixed-income neighborhoods with an equitable distribution of housing types and housing mobility opportunities for people of all incomes throughout the city.
Historic Preservation & Community Design Element – Policy CD-1.12 Archaeological Resources. Recognize the potential for paleontological, prehistoric, historic, archaeological, and tribal cultural resources and ensure that future development takes the measures necessary to identify and preserve such resources.
Historic Preservation & Community Design Element – Policy CD-5.7 Streetscape Improvements. Where appropriate, require new development to implement streetscape improvements that promote the use of the street by pedestrians and bicyclists and support the use of street spaces for public uses such as outdoor seating and “parklets.”
Historic Preservation & Community Design Element – Policy CD-6.3 MultiFamily Design. Establish high standards of architectural and landscape design for multi-family housing development. Boxy or massive building designs should be avoided, ample open space and landscaping should be provided, and high quality construction materials should be used.
Land Use Element – Policy LU-3.4 – Promotion of Infill. Encourage infill development on vacant or underused sites within residential and commercial areas.
Land Use Element – Policy LU-5.4 – Coordination With Developers. Work closely with developers and business interests to provide a constructive, cooperative attitude toward meeting the city’s housing needs. Require developers to initiate early and frequent communication with affected neighborhood residents, businesses, local school boards, and homeowners’ associations.
Land Use Element – Goal LU-6. Foster the development of Downtown San Leandro as a vibrant pedestrian-oriented destination that is the civic and social heart of the City.
Policy LU-6.1. Downtown Plans. In accordance with the adopted Downtown Plan and Urban Design Guidelines and the Downtown San Leandro Transit Oriented Development Strategy, ensure that new downtown development is attractive and creates an image conducive to revitalization.
Land Use Element – Policy LU-6.6 Downtown Housing Diversity. Encourage a mix of market-rate and affordable housing in the Downtown area, including ownership and rental housing at a variety of price points. Recognize the opportunity to make future Downtown housing more affordable by reducing accompanying transportation costs and making it more feasible to use transit, bicycles, bicycle and car-sharing, and other innovative modes of transportation as these become viable.
Land Use Element – Policy LU-6.8 Pedestrian-Friendly Environment. Provide public and private improvements that create a safe, friendly, and comfortable environment for pedestrians and bicyclists in Downtown.
Economic Development Element Policy ED-1.10 Tax Revenues. Encourage development that generates sales tax, property tax, and other revenues that sustain municipal services.
Economic Development Element - Policy ED-5.2 - Housing Production.
Substantially increase the production of a variety of housing types meeting the needs of persons at all income levels.