San Leandro Planning Commission Meeting - June 23, 2026
San Leandro Planning Commission Meeting - June 23, 2026
The Planning Commission convened to consider updates to the city's Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and Junior Accessory Dwelling Unit (JADU) zoning code to comply with recent state legislation. The commission also received a staff update on the city's Housing Element Annual Progress Report for calendar year 2025.
Consent Calendar
- Minutes Approval: The draft minutes of the May 7, 2026, Planning Commission meeting were approved unanimously with 6 yeses and 1 abstention.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No public comments were submitted on any agenda item.
Discussion Items
- ADU/JADU Zoning Code Update (Item 7-ZA26-002): Staff presented proposed amendments to Sections 1.12.108 and 2.04.388 of the San Leandro zoning code to align with state law (SB 9, AB 68, etc.). Key provisions include: allowing up to four ADU/JADU units per single-family lot (one JADU, one conversion ADU, one detached ADU, and one standard ADU under city regulations); for multifamily properties, up to eight detached ADUs on existing sites and up to 25% of existing units converted from habitable space; a shortened initial review timeline of 15 days (60-day total decision period); HOA non-interference; and restrictions on adding new comments after the first completeness review. Height limits: detached ADUs 16 feet (18 feet within half-mile of a major transit stop), attached ADUs up to 25 feet. Setback requirements: detached ADUs minimum 4 feet from side/rear property lines (existing structures may be rebuilt to same footprint). Parking requirements are eliminated per state law. ADUs cannot be used for short-term rentals (rentals must be for 30+ days). Staff noted the city has waived development impact fees and engaged in promotional outreach. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about setbacks, height, parking tradeoffs, efficiency kitchen definitions, and legalization of unpermitted ADUs built before January 1, 2020 (the city may not deny a building permit unless the chief building official finds a health/safety violation). No speaker cards were submitted.
Key Outcomes
- Decision (Unanimous, 7-0): A motion by Commissioner Solis, seconded by Commissioner Zuber, to adopt a resolution recommending the City Council amend the zoning code as proposed passed unanimously.
- Housing Element Progress Report: Staff reported that 398 housing units have been permitted in the first three years of the eight-year housing element cycle (2023-2031), representing about 10% of the 3,855-unit goal. ADU production exceeded two-thirds of the 256-unit target. The city has over 4,000 units in the development pipeline (approved, under review, or under construction) and earned a Prohousing Designation from the state with a score of 64 points. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM.
Meeting Transcript
All right, good evening. Uh the June 4, 2026 meeting of the Planning Commission is called to order. Would everyone please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance? Pledge of allegiance, but it's applying the United States of America. Will the Secretary please conduct the roll call? Yes, Chair Person. For the record, the following commissioners are present for the meeting at the time of roll call. Chair Dejada, Vice Chair Mendoza, Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Salis, Commissioner Nay, Commissioner Zuber, and Commissioner Tajulu. We do have a quorum. Thank you, Secretary. The next item on the agenda is announcements. Mr. Secretary, are there any announcements this evening? I do have one announcement this evening. I'd like to take a moment to introduce Juliet Vaughn, who is our legal counsel from the city attorney's office this evening. Juliet is going to be our primary attorney supporting the planning commission moving forward. 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. So I'd like to welcome Juliet to the commission. Hi everyone, I'm happy to be here and happy to answer any questions you have during the meeting. 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. Welcome, Julia. The next item on the agenda is the consent calendar. There is one item on the consent calendar this evening, the draft minutes for the planning commission meeting of May 7th, 2026. Would any commissioners like to pull the item from the consent calendar for corrections? If not, may I have a motion to approve the consent calendar? Commissioner Rich. Sorry. Okay. It has been moved by Commissioner Rich and seconded by Commissioner Solis that the consent calendar be approved. Please vote on your screens. The motion passes. Yeses, one abstention, and zero no's. The next item on the agenda is staff reports and announcements. Mr. Secretary, do we have any staff reports or announcements this evening? There are no additional staff announcements this evening. Moving on to public comments. 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. 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. Public comments are limited to three minutes per person. 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. Please fill out the speaker card and hand it to the administrative assistant. We are now taking public comments. This is the time when any person may address the board on matters not listed on this agenda. Seeing no comments, on to the next item on the agenda, which would be presentations. Mr. Secretary, are there any presentations this evening? There are no presentations this evening. Tonight's agenda has one public hearing item for consideration by the planning commission. If you wish to speak before the planning commission, please submit a speaker card and you state your name and address for the record.
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