DATE: March 14, 2019
TO: Planning Commission
FROM: Planning Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Single-Family Residence on a Vacant 0.32-Acre Hillside Lot Located at 2366 Rainbow Court, by Joyce and Robert Steinfeld (Applicant/Property Owners), Requiring Approval of a Site Plan Review and Grading Permit and the Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (Application No. 201804682).
EndRECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Planning Commission recommend to City Council the adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and approval of the Site Plan Review with Grading Permit, for the proposed single-family residence on a vacant hillside lot, located at 2366 Rainbow Court, based on the required Findings (Attachment II) and subject to the Conditions of Approval (Attachment III).
SUMMARY
The applicant is requesting approval for a Site Plan Review (SPR) with Grading Permit application to allow the construction of a two-story, 2,700 square-foot single-family residence with related on- and off-site improvements on a 0.32-acre (14,195 square-feet) vacant hillside parcel located at 2366 Rainbow Court (Assessor Parcel No. 425-0410-027-00).
Normally, Site Plan Review applications for single-family residences within the hillside areas are subject to administrative staff level review. However, the City Engineer determined the average slope of the property exceeds 20% which requires City Council review for the Grading Permit per Section 10-8.023 of the Hayward Municipal Code (HMC). Since the HMC does not allow staff to refer a SPR application directly to City Council without Planning Commission review, staff determined that the applications require Planning Commission review and City Council consideration.
An Initial Study was prepared and concluded that with the adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration, the project could be built with mitigation measures that would reduce potential impacts to a level of less than significant.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Findings
Attachment III Conditions of Approval
Attachment IV Project Plans
Attachment V Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration