DATE: September 28, 2023
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Rozalynne Thompson, AICP, Senior Planner
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Subdivision of a 0.35-Acre Site into Eight Lots and the Development of Five Townhomes and Two Common Areas Located at 1434 Grove Way (APN: 415-0170-027-00) Requiring Approval of a Vesting Tentative Tract Map 8426 and Site Plan Review (Application No. 201902285), and a Class 32 Exemption, In-Fill Development Project, Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Applicant: Vrinder Makol, East Bay Developers; Owner: Vrinder Makol and Mohinder Dhillon.
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission approve the Vesting Tentative Tract Map and Site Plan Review Application No. 201902285 and determine that the project is exempt from CEQA, pursuant to Class 32 In-Fill CEQA Exemption for the proposed townhome development based on the analysis set forth in this staff report and the Findings contained in Attachment II, and subject to the Conditions of Approval contained in Attachment III.
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SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting the Planning Commission approve the Vesting Tentative Tract Map Tract 8426 (VTTM) and Site Plan Review application to allow the subdivision of an existing 0.35-acre site into eight lots and construction of two new townhouse buildings, one with three attached units and the other with two attached units, for a total of five units. Two other lots will serve as common areas for the project, while one lot will provide access to the units via private roadway. The common areas and private street are to be maintained by the newly formed Homeowners Association (HOA).
To comply with the requirements of the City’s Affordable Housing Ordinance (AHO) in Chapter 10, Article 17 of the Hayward Municipal Code (HMC), the owner has committed to pay the applicable in-lieu fees for the project. The in-lieu fees will be required to be paid either prior to issuance of building permits or prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy in accordance with the Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I - Staff Report
Attachment II - Draft Findings
Attachment III - Draft Conditions of Approval
Attachment IV - Vesting Tentative Tract Map 8426
Attachment V - Project Plans
Attachment VI - Landscape and Irrigation Plans
Attachment VII - Arborist’s Report
Attachment VIII - Arborist’s Letter