San Leandro City Council adopted a resolution on Dec. 16 to approve a vesting tentative tract map (VTTM, PLN 23-0026) for the single-family element of the shoreline development project. The council vote recorded the measure as passing with one recusal.

Planning staff, represented by Planning Division Manager Wayland Lee and consulting project planner Kelly Beggs, described the proposal as the single-family portion of a larger, previously entitled shoreline development project. Beggs told the council the site lies east of Monarch Bay Drive between Fairway Drive and Marina Boulevard on roughly 15 to 16 acres and that the staff presentation described the vesting map as establishing 144 residential fee-simple lots plus condominium and common lots. The staff presentation said the VTTM is consistent with the 2022 shoreline entitlements and that no additional CEQA review was required because the VTTM tiers off the earlier EIR addendum.

During public comment online, resident Doug Spalding asked for clarity about the developer status and the percentage of affordable units tied to the map and urged the council to avoid developers “cashing out” of affordable housing commitments. Spalding also raised geotechnical concerns including flooding, royal tides, sea-level rise and historical liquefaction on landfill in the Marina area. In-person commenters raised separate concerns about specific site infrastructure and building maintenance on adjacent properties.

Council Member Aguilar moved the resolution to adopt the VTTM; Vice Mayor Fred Simon seconded. The council approved the motion with six votes in favor and one recusal (recusal recorded by council minutes), and the action was recorded for the minutes.

Key project details and procedural context
- Project: Vesting Tentative Tract Map for single-family element, Shoreline Development (PLN 23-0026).
- Location: East of Monarch Bay Drive between Fairway Drive and Marina Boulevard; approximately 15–16 acres.
- Lot count: staff presentation described 144 fee-simple residential lots; a motion on the floor referenced 148 lots (the record contains both figures).
- Zoning and plan: RM-2,000 with a PD overlay; general plan designation RM (medium-density residential); staff finds consistency with the 2022 entitlements and related policies.
- CEQA: Council found no further CEQA review required due to prior EIR addendum.

Public comment called for clearer detail on affordable housing commitments, the developer status, geotechnical safeguards for sea-level rise and liquefaction, and limitations on cash-out options for affordable units. Planning staff and the applicant were asked to provide additional detail in subsequent submittals and permitting steps.

The VTTM approval advances the subdivision process to the final map and subsequent parcel-recording steps, after which individual building permit applications would follow.