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Staff Report for PLN2009-00006; Planned Development and a Condominium [Vesting Tentative Tract] Map; General Plan Map Amendment from Office to High Density Residential; Rezone from P(AU)-Professional with Assembly Use Overlay to RM-1800(PD)-Residential Multi-Family with Planned Development Overlay; Development Agreement (DA); and an Initial Study, a Mitigated Negative Declaration and a Mitigation Monitoring Reporting Program; to build a new residential development consisting of 66 rental apartment units: 17 one-bedroom apartments, 48 two-bedroom apartments and one manager’s unit in a Recreation building with other site amenities. 2450 Washington Avenue (Assessor's Parcel Numbers 77D-1410-25 and 77-556-104; Wm. Matthews, Inc. (Applicant and Property Owner); P-Professional Zoning District.)
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
At its October 20, 2011 meeting, the Planning Commission adopted a Resolution recommending that the City Council approve the proposed 66-unit apartment project at 2450 Washington Avenue project, PLN2009-00006, subject to the Recommended Conditions of Approval.
Staff recommends that the City Council take public testimony on the environmental documents and the overall merits of the project and consider the Planning Commission’s recommendation that the City Council:
A. Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration;
B. Approve a General Plan Land Use Map Amendment for the subject site from Office to High Density Residential;
C. Approve a Rezone of the subject site from P(AU) Professional District with Assembly Use Overlay to RM-1800 (PD) Residential Multi-Family (Planned Development Overlay District);
D. Approve a Planned Development to develop a 66-unit apartment complex, subject to the Recommended Conditions of Approval;
E. Approve a Vesting Tentative Map, Tract 8003, to allow the two lots to be merged into a larger lot totaling approximately 2.85 acres and to create a condominium lot with 12 different ownership units (whole apartment build...
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