Amendment to the Environmental
Hazards Element of the General Plan
City Council
November 17, 2025
1 2035 General Plan
2 The Environmental Hazards
Element is the City’s
foundational policy document
for addressing natural and
man-made hazards in the City,
including earthquakes, floods,
and wildfire.
“The General Plan for San
Leandro presents a vision for
the city’s future and a strategy
to make that vision a reality.”
Background
2 Adoption of 2035
General Plan
Adoption of New State
Legislation Public Review Next Steps
• 2016: City Council
adopted a
comprehensive
General Plan update
• November 2022:
Planning Commission
reviewed and
recommended approval
• August 2024: State
Board of Forestry
approved
• 2025: State Fire Hazard
Maps amended and
locally adopted
• Revisions prepared to
reflect changes to Fire
Hazard Maps
• City Council adoption • Local Hazard Mitigation
Plan (LHMP) update
currently under way
• The updated LHMP will
build off the policies in
the Environmental
Hazards Element by
providing actionable
strategies for reducing
hazard risks
• SB 379 requires policy
updates based on a
climate change
vulnerability assessment
• AB 747, SB 99, AB 1409
require emergency
evacuation analyses
• Amendments to General
Plan Environmental
Hazards Element
prepared to meet the
requirements of state law
• Amendments prepared in
conjunction with the
2023-2031 Housing
Element Update and new
Environmental Justice
Element
COMPLIANCE WITH STATE LAWS
SB 379 requires policy updates based on a
vulnerability assessment
Assessment identified increased vulnerability to :
• Wildfire
• Extreme heat
• Drought
• Bayshore flooding
• Intense precipitation
New policies focus adaptation efforts on vulnerable
populations and support critical infrastructure
improvements.
AB 747, SB 99, AB 1409 require emergency
evacuation analyses
Analysis identified:
• Evacuation routes, capacity, safety, viability
• Neighborhoods with a single egress route
• Need for effective communication
• Need for active route management
New policies include development of communication
tools to reach vulnerable populations and improved
emergency traffic management, as well as focusing
the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan on local issues
(expected in 2026)
Climate Change Evacuation Planning
General Plan Compliance and CEQA Review
4 Consistent with the City’s intent
• Chapter 1, Section F: “…intended to be a dynamic
document and must be periodically updated to
respond to changing community needs.”
• Chapter 11, Section C: “…policies should be evaluated to ensure that they are still relevant.”
City Council certified a Supplemental EIR
(SCH#2022010214) on December 5, 2022, to amend
and adopt:
• Environmental Hazards Element
• Housing Element
• Environmental Justice Element
General Plan
California Environmental Quality Act
2035 General Plan
CEQA
5 Recommendation
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution amending the Environmental Hazards Element of the 2035 General Plan to comply with the requirements of State law.