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Overall Community Development Policy 4: Allow development consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map. Residential Policy 9: Develop new housing in infill and peripheral areas which are adjacent to existing residential development, near transportation hubs or local-serving commercial areas. Policy 10: Provide flexibility in residential development standards and housing type consistent with the desired community character. Housing Element Housing Variety, Type, and Density Goal 1: Attain a variety of housing sizes, types, densities, designs, and prices which meet the existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community. Housing Location Policy 35: Disperse high-density housing throughout the community, in areas near public transit, major thoroughfares, shopping, and employment centers. Program 35.1: Provide and maintain existing sites zoned for multi-family housing, especially in locations near existing and planned transportation and other services, as needed to ensure that the City can meets its share of the regional housing need. 2. Zoning The project site was rezoned in January 2012 to allow multi-family residential with a minimum density of 30 dwelling units/acre. The applicant requests a density reduction from a minimum of 30 dwelling units/acre to the proposed 15.9 dwelling units/acre. With the approval of the proposed density reduction, the proposed development would be consistent with the zoning designation. 3. Housing Site Development Standards and Design Guidelines (Standards and Guidelines) o Density The project site, identified as Site #9 by the Standards and Guidelines, has an approved minimum and maximum density of 30 dwelling units/acre. The applicant is requesting to modify the minimum and maximum density to 15.9 dwelling units/acre in order to accommodate the proposed 94-unit residential development. As previously mentioned, in February 2015, the City Council approved a density reduction for the 6.7-acre parcel located at the immediate east at 5758/5794 West Las Positas Boulevard from the approved minimum and maximum density of 30 dwelling units/acre to a maximum density of 12.5 dwelling units/acre. The eastern 6.7-acre parcel and the 5.9-acre project site comprise Site #9 of the Standards and Guidelines. Staff finds that the request for a density reduction on the project site to 15.9 dwelling units/acre is similar to what the City Council has approved for the adjoining parcel to the east. With the approval of the Summerhill Housing Group Planning Commission Page 11 of 28