REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action on a Rezone from Planned Development (PD) to Planned Developed (PD) of the property located at 190 N. Winchester Boulevard
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
The proposal is a rezone of the project site to remove the age restriction requirement language for occupancy to senior households age 55 and older to instead allow resident occupation of all ages in a constructed and partially occupied 92-unit, multi-story apartment complex. A General Plan Amendment from Regional Commercial to High Density Residential, Rezone from General Office to Planned Development and Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) were approved in January 2016 entitling the original project. The entitlement allowed construction of the senior housing development consisting of two- and three-levels of rental housing units and resident amenities over a parking podium along with carports and reduced number of surface parking totaling 105 parking spaces.
Construction was completed in June 2020, and to date only 20 units are rented and occupied. According to the Applicant, marketing efforts to attract and achieve residency by seniors 55 years of age and older is being severely hampered by the pandemic; resulting in low and slow occupancy of the development; whereas the applicants maintain that rental apartments available for residency of all ages are less impacted.
The Planning Commission staff report analyzing the rezone proposal is Attachment 4 of this report.
DISCUSSION
Planning Commission Meeting
The Planning Commission reviewed the proposed project request at a public noticed meeting on July 12, 2021. Both staff and the applicant provided presentations and responded to Commission questions followed by public comment and deliberation. Three individuals from the public provided comments on the project. One member...
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