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San Leandro Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments Meeting - June 23, 2026

City Council — Tuesday, June 23, 2026

BodySan Leandro, California

SessionCity Council

DateTuesday, June 23, 2026

StatusFILED

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0:06

All right, good evening.

0:08

Uh the June 4, 2026 meeting of the Planning Commission is called to order.

0:14

Would everyone please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance?

0:21

Pledge of allegiance, but it's applying the United States of America.

0:37

Will the Secretary please conduct the roll call?

0:40

Yes, Chair Person.

0:41

For the record, the following commissioners are present for the meeting at the time of roll call.

0:44

Chair Dejada, Vice Chair Mendoza, Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Salis, Commissioner Nay, Commissioner Zuber, and Commissioner Tajulu.

0:52

We do have a quorum.

0:56

Thank you, Secretary.

0:58

The next item on the agenda is announcements.

1:00

Mr.

1:01

Secretary, are there any announcements this evening?

1:04

I do have one announcement this evening.

1:06

I'd like to take a moment to introduce Juliet Vaughn, who is our legal counsel from the city attorney's office this evening.

1:13

Juliet is going to be our primary attorney supporting the planning commission moving forward.

1:20

Alex Mog, who many of you have uh had opportunity to work with for many years, is still going to be supporting us in the background, but uh he's he was he is gonna be transitioning to some other assignments within the city attorney's office.

1:30

So I'd like to welcome Juliet to the commission.

1:35

Hi everyone, I'm happy to be here and happy to answer any questions you have during the meeting.

1:41

Um as Waylon mentioned, I work under Alex in the City Attorney's Office, serve as assistant city attorney, and I assist on a lot of the um land use and planning projects here.

1:58

Welcome, Julia.

2:01

The next item on the agenda is the consent calendar.

2:04

There is one item on the consent calendar this evening, the draft minutes for the planning commission meeting of May 7th, 2026.

2:12

Would any commissioners like to pull the item from the consent calendar for corrections?

2:17

If not, may I have a motion to approve the consent calendar?

2:27

Commissioner Rich.

2:32

Sorry.

2:34

Okay.

2:35

It has been moved by Commissioner Rich and seconded by Commissioner Solis that the consent calendar be approved.

2:44

Please vote on your screens.

2:55

The motion passes.

3:00

Yeses, one abstention, and zero no's.

3:07

The next item on the agenda is staff reports and announcements.

3:11

Mr.

3:11

Secretary, do we have any staff reports or announcements this evening?

3:15

There are no additional staff announcements this evening.

3:20

Moving on to public comments.

3:23

The public is invited to make any comments related to agenda items that are not listed under public hearings or other items of public interest at this time.

3:32

If you wish to speak during public comments, please fill out a speaker card and hand it to the administrative assistant and speakers will be invited to speak.

3:41

Public comments are limited to three minutes per person.

3:43

If you wish to comment on an item listed under the public hearings portion of the agenda, you will have an opportunity to do so when the item is heard.

3:52

Please fill out the speaker card and hand it to the administrative assistant.

3:56

We are now taking public comments.

3:58

This is the time when any person may address the board on matters not listed on this agenda.

4:07

Seeing no comments, on to the next item on the agenda, which would be presentations.

4:16

Mr.

4:16

Secretary, are there any presentations this evening?

4:20

There are no presentations this evening.

4:25

Tonight's agenda has one public hearing item for consideration by the planning commission.

4:38

If you wish to speak before the planning commission, please submit a speaker card and you state your name and address for the record.

4:47

Meetings of the planning commission are recorded and televised, so please speak clearly for the record.

4:55

The hearing item is agenda item seven-ZA26-002 consideration of a resolution recommending the city council amend San Leandro's zoning code sections 1.12.108 and 2.04.388 to modify regulations pertaining to accessory dwelling units ADUs and junior accessory dwelling units J ADUs.

5:26

May we please have the staff report.

5:40

Good evening, commissioners.

5:41

The item before you is a proposal to update the city's ADU and JADU ordinance.

5:57

And the city has even waived development impact fees for ADUs.

6:03

We've eliminated parking requirements for ADUs and engage in promotional outreach for ADUs to let people know how to create ADUs and the requirements of the ADUs so that they're um consider for development in the city.

6:22

And so why are we doing an update now?

6:31

Mainly because the state is requiring us to under several legislations.

6:36

The last time that we did an update for ADU was in 2022, and um between 2022 and now there were several legislation that were enacted, but we were able to just comply with state law.

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Summary of Proceedings

San Leandro Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Adjustments Meeting - June 23, 2026

Note: The meeting agenda and transcript indicate the meeting occurred on June 4, 2026, but the provided metadata states the meeting took place on June 23, 2026. This summary uses the date provided in the metadata as instructed.

The meeting was called to order with all seven commissioners present. The consent calendar (minutes from May 7, 2026) was approved with one abstention. The main item was a public hearing on a resolution to amend the city's ADU and JADU zoning code to comply with recent state legislation. After staff presentation, commissioner questions, and no public testimony, the commission voted unanimously to recommend the amendments to the City Council. Additional staff updates covered the city's housing element annual progress report.

Consent Calendar

Approved draft minutes of the May 7, 2026 Planning Commission meeting. Motion passed 6-0-1 (one abstention).

Public Comments & Testimony

No members of the public spoke on any agenda item.

Discussion Items

Zoning Code Amendments for ADUs and JADUs (ZCA26-002): Staff presented proposed updates to San Leandro Zoning Code Sections 1.12.108 and 2.04.388 to align with state law changes enacted since the last update in 2022. Key changes included allowing up to four ADU/JADU units on single-family lots, up to eight detached ADUs on existing multifamily properties, reduced review timelines (15 days for completeness, 60 days total for decision), HOA non-interference, and clarified multifamily definitions. Commissioners asked detailed questions about setbacks (required front yard definition, four-foot rear/side setback for detached ADUs, exception for replacement of existing structures), height limits (16 feet generally, 18 feet within half-mile of transit, 25 feet for attached ADUs), review process (no new comments after first review unless design changes), parking (state prohibits requiring parking for ADUs), square footage calculations (JADU square footage counts toward primary dwelling for 1200 sq ft cap), unpermitted ADU legalization (city must approve unless health/safety issue), and efficiency kitchen standards (liberal interpretation). Staff clarified that ADUs cannot be used for short-term rentals (must be 30+ days). Commissioner Rich expressed support, noting ADUs are the main source of new housing units, and asked about pre-approved plans (staff noted a process exists but no applications yet).
Housing Element Annual Progress Report (APR): Staff provided an update on the calendar year 2025 APR submitted to HCD. Over the first three years of the eight-year housing element cycle (2023-2031), the city has permitted 398 units, about 10% of the 3,855-unit goal. For ADUs specifically, the city has exceeded two-thirds of its 256-unit target. Staff noted over 4,000 units in the development pipeline and highlighted pro-housing initiatives including a rent registry and park impact fee restructuring.

Key Outcomes

Unanimous Vote (7-0): The Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. 2026-XX recommending the City Council approve the zoning code amendments for ADUs and JADUs. The resolution will be forwarded to the City Council for final action.
Staff will continue to track housing production and implementation of the housing element.

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