DATE: September 17, 2015
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Planning Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Proposal to subdivide a 2.52-acre parcel and Construct 35 Townhomes at 1635 Denton Avenue east of the corner of Eden Avenue, requiring approval of a Precise Plan, Site Plan Review and Vesting Tentative Tract Map. Sunny Tong/Westlake Urban, LLC (Applicant),Chang Income Property Partnership, LP, Barrett Community Hospital Series (R14), A Delaware Limited Partnership (Owner)
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission approves the Precise Plan, Site Plan Review, and Vesting Tentative Tract Map 8152, subject to the Findings contained herein and attached Conditions of Approval (Attachments III and IV).
Body
SUMMARY
In 2012, City Council approved a General Plan Amendment from Low Density Residential to Medium Density Residential, a Zone Change to Open Space and Planned Development and a Parcel Map creating a 1-acre Greenwood Park expansion parcel and a 2.52- acre parcel for the future development of a thirty-six small-lot subdivision. The applicant entered into a Development Agreement with the City of Hayward, effective May 6, 2013, that has a life of 10 years and entails dedication of the Greenwood Park expansion parcel and guaranteeing the right to develop the second parcel with a residential subdivision. Several discretionary and ministerial approvals are required to move forward with the project, including, but not limited to, a vesting tentative tract map, a precise development plan and site plan review.
The project is supported by staff because the proposed density, 13.9 dwelling units per net acre, is consistent with the Medium Density Residential General Plan designation, allowing a density of 8.7 to 17.4 units per acre. The Medium Density General Plan land use designation was approved by City Council in November of 2012, along with a Zone Change to Planned Development, an associate...
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