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P24-0596, 0 Vineyard Avenue Zoning Administrator 7 of 14 affordable units on site. The project is conditioned to provide the fee at the time of issuance of a building permit. CONFORMANCE TO OTHER POLICIES AND STANDARDS General Plan and Housing Element Conformance The subject site has a General Plan designation of Community Facilities -Elementary School; it was designated with a Housing Element Site Overlay (HESO) which permits residential uses at a density range of 3 to 4 dwelling units per acre; thus, the project would be consistent with the General Plan Land Use Designation. The project conforms with General Plan Land Use policy 12, which requires that a 3-acre park/open space be provided. Below are some of the General Plan Goals, Programs, and Policies the project is consistent with or would promote: Sustainability • Program 2.8: Require land development that is compatible with alternative transportation modes and the use of trails, where feasible. Overall Community Development • Policy 4: Allow development consistent with the General Plan Land Use Map. Climate Action Plan (CAP) Strategies • Encourage and facilitate more walking and cycling trips. Housing Element • Policy 1.3: Encourage residential and mixed-use projects to be designed at the maximum building height permitted consistent with standards to be adopted in the Objective Design Standards. • Policy 2.3: In conformance with the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance, require each residential and non‑residential development to which the Ordinance applies, to include its pro‑rata share of housing needs for lower- and moderate- income households or, if the Ordinance criteria are met, to contribute to the Lower Income Housing Fund or propose alternative methods to facilitate the construction of housing affordable to these groups. It is strongly encouraged that the Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance requirements be met by building housing affordable to lower- and moderate-income households. The City will continue to offer incentives to encourage and facilitate the production of affordable inclusionary units, as a component of the Ordinance. • Policy 6.3: Strongly encourage residential infill in areas where public facilities are or can be made to be adequate to support such development. • Policy 6.5: Encourage new housing to be located in areas well-served by public transit and the active transportation network (e.g., pedestrian and bicycle facilities), and seek to improve these facilities throughout the city, in order to improve access to all modes of transportation and reduce Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) associated with new development.