DATE: February 25, 2016
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Planning Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Proposal to subdivide 2.6 acres and Construct 50 Townhome-Style Condominiums located at 31 West Jackson Street east of Amador Street, requiring approval of a Zone Change, Variance and Vesting Tentative Tract Map; Blake Felson/Felson Companies, Inc. (Applicant); Felson Partners, LP, and Diamond Crossing Associates LP (Owners)
Recommendation
RECOMMENDATION
That the Planning Commission recommends to the City Council approval of the proposed Zone Change, Setback Variance and Vesting Tentative Tract Map 8240 (Harvest Park development), subject to the Findings contained herein and the attached recommended Conditions of Approval (Attachment III); and that the City Council finds the project exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act Guidelines, pursuant to Section 15322: In-Fill Development Projects.
Body
SUMMARY
The subject 2.6-acre site consists of four parcels, two zoned High Density Residential and one zoned in 1989 to Planned Development District, and a fourth parcel that is a 11,326 square-foot vacated portion of West Jackson Street right-of -way that will be purchased from the City of Hayward upon City Council approval of the vesting tentative tract map (Attachment II). The site is located adjacent to the Diamond Crossing gated community. The applicant proposes to develop the site with fifty townhome-style condominiums.
The project is supported by staff because the proposed density, 19.23 dwelling units per net acre, is consistent with the High Density Residential General Plan designation, which allows a density between 17.4 and 34.8 dwelling units per net acre. In addition, the fifty, three-story townhome style condominiums provide needed housing and are compatible with surrounding properties, and the project is in compliance with City's Design Guidelines.
BACKGROUND
In 1989, City Council approved the Di...
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