DATE: February 8, 2024
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Steve Kowalski, Associate Planner
SUBJECT
Title
Main and B Street: Proposed Six-Story Mixed-Use Development Containing 30 Residential Apartment Units, a 1,005-Square-Foot Ground Floor Commercial Space and Parking Garage with Automated Parking Stacker System on a Vacant 0.17-Acre Parcel Located at 966 B Street (APN 428-0056-057-00) Requiring Approval of Major Site Plan Review, a Density Bonus and Environmental Consistency Checklist pursuant to CEQA for Application No. SP-23-0006; Applicant/Architect: Toby Long and Joshua Jewett of Clever Homes by Toby Long design; Property Owner: Chris Music, Main & B Developments LLC.
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission approve the proposed Major Site Plan Review and Density Bonus Application No. SP-23-0006, subject to the Findings (Attachment II) the Conditions of Approval (Attachment IV) and review and approve the Environmental Consistency Checklist (Attachment III) prepared for the project pursuant to the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act.
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SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting approval of a Major Site Plan Review and Density Bonus to construct a six-story, modular, mixed-use building with 30 residential units, a 1,005-square-foot ground floor commercial tenant space, and parking garage with automated vehicle stacker system at the northwest corner of B Street and Main Street. Under the City Center - Retail and Office Commercial General Plan land use designations, the site is permitted a maximum base of 20 units. The applicant is proposing to deed restrict three of the units (or 15 percent) for very low-income households. Pursuant to State Density Bonus law (SDBL), by providing 15 percent of the units as affordable to very low-income households, the project is entitled to a 50 percent increase in density, for a total of 30 units. The applicant is also requesting waivers...
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