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Consideration of an Amendment to the Development Agreement for a 66-Unit Residential Development Project Located at 2450 Washington Avenue (PLN2009-00006 and PLN21-0001) to Extend the Term of the Development Agreement by Three Additional Years; APN 77D-1410-25; Wm. Mathews, Inc. (Applicant and Property Owner).
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
In 2011, the City Council adopted Resolution Nos. 2011-192 and 2011-193 and Ordinance No. 2011-013, approving a 66-unit residential development project located at 2450 Washington Avenue (PLN2009-00006 and PLN21-0001). The approvals included a Development Agreement, Vesting Tentative Tract Map 8003; a General Plan Map Amendment from Office to High Density Residential; and a rezoning from P (AU) (Professional with Assembly Use Overlay) to RM-1800(PD) (Residential Multi-Family with Planned Development Overlay). A Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND); and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) were adopted for the project in accordance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
The Development Agreement took effect on January 4, 2012, with an initial ten-year term and one optional five-year extension. In 2021, the City Council approved the First Amendment to the Development Agreement (PLN21-0001), which exercised the five-year extension through January 4, 2027. The First Amendment also allowed the Project to be offered as a rental and/or for-sale development, and applied the City’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance to the Project.
In September 2026, the Applicant and Property Owner, William Mathew Brooks, of Wm. Mathews, Inc., submitted an application for a Second Amendment to the Development Agreement to extend its term by an additional three years, through January 4, 2030. The Planning Commission must review the proposed amendment and make a recommendation before the City Council considers the amendment for approval.
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission ado...
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