REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Recommendation on a General Plan Amendment and a Rezone to Develop a Five-Story 316-Unit Apartment Building, Reconfigure the Existing Nine-Hole Golf Course, and Dedicate Land for a Public Park Land at 400 Saratoga Avenue. CEQA Status: An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was Prepared for the Project in Accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Circulated for Public Review.
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Applicant: Demmon Partners
Owner: Demmon Family Partnership
General Plan: Parks / Open Space
Zoning: PD – Planned Development
Site Area: 30.97 Acres
Existing Site Conditions: Nine-hole golf course with green, club house, maintenance building, and driving range.
Surrounding Land Uses:
North: Single family residences, PD
East: Single family residences, R1-8L
South: Mixed use community commercial, MUCC
West: Mixed use neighborhood commercial and single-family residences, MUNC and R1-6L
BACKGROUND
On June 6, 2024, Chris Kelly, on behalf of Demmon Partners (“Applicant”), submitted a formal planning application (File No. PLN24-00269) for a General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Scenic Easement Amendment and Architectural Review to allow for the following:
A five-story, 316-unit apartment building wrapped around a seven-story parking garage with 407 parking spaces;
Reconfiguration of an existing nine-hole golf course; and
The dedication of 1.74-acres of land for a public park.
An accompanying application (File No. PLN24-00361) requests a Tentative Parcel Map to subdivide the existing parcel into three parcels: 25.5 acres for the golf course, 1.74-acres for the public park, and 3.73 acres for the proposed apartment building. Collectively, the proposed development and associated on- and off-site improvements constitute the proposed project (“Project”), as shown on the Development Plans and Tentative Parcel Map.
The project was deemed complete at the Project Clearance Committee (P...
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