DATE: October 27, 2015
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Director of Development Services
SUBJECT
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Proposed Subdivision and Construction of 24 single-family homes on a 1.9-acre site at 23645 and 23653 Eden Avenue, requiring adoption of a Resolution and Introduction of an Ordinance for a Zone Change from Medium Density Residential to Planned Development District, Vesting Tentative Tract Map 8242, and Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; Tony Dutra, Dutra Enterprises, Inc. (Applicant/Owner), Ruben and Ruby Dorris (Owners).
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the City Council:
1. Adopts the attached resolution (Attachment I), adopting the Initial Study, Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND), Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and approving the Vesting Tentative Tract Map application; and
2. Introduces the attached ordinance (Attachment II), approving the Zone Change Application to build twenty-four detached single-family homes.
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SUMMARY
The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the project on October 1. Staff supports this infill project because:
* its density of 14.0 dwelling units per net acre is consistent with the General Plan Medium Density Residential density range that allows up to 17.4 dwelling units per net acre
* design and layout is consistent with other recent developments in the Mt. Eden area, including the adjacent 164-unit Camden Place development, the 35-unit Eden Pointe development, and the existing 149-unit KB Home development located to the south of the project site
* it includes both private and group open space that exceeds minimum requirements, and provides parking via two-car garages in each unit and along the street within the development that is deficient four uncovered spaces, which is partially offset by eighteen spaces provided in driveways
* proposed homes are well-desig...
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