REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Public Hearing: Adoption of a Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring Program (MMRP) and Action on a Rezone and Vesting Tentative Map (PLN23-00577/PLN23-00262) to Allow the Subdivision and Development of Eight Semi-Attached Single-Family Residences and Associated On- and Off-Site Improvements Located at 2303 Gianera Street.
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Promote and Enhance Economic, Housing and Transportation Development
BACKGROUND
The applicant, VCI Companies, is requesting approvals for a Mitigated Negative Declaration, a Rezoning (Classic Code Chapter 18.112), Architectural Review (Classic Code Chapter 18.76), and a Tentative Subdivision Map (Chapter 17.05) for a proposed 8-unit single family residential development. City Council approval is required in order to allow the application to move forward.
On November 29, 2023, VCI Companies submitted a proposal for the subject property requesting rezoning from R2 - Low Density Residential to PD - Planned Development, the demolition of an existing single-family residence, the construction of eight semi-attached two-story homes, and a tentative subdivision map to create eight individual lots and one common lot. The proposed project was split into two separate permits, File No. PLN23-00577 for the rezoning and development of the parcel, and File No. PLN24-00262 for the tentative subdivision map. The project was deemed complete by the Project Clearance Committee (PCC) on January 9, 2024, before the comprehensive update to the Zoning Code came into effect, and therefore the Classic Code applies.
Zoning Code Section 18.02.070 - Effect of Zoning Code Amendments on Projects in Progress, states that all planning permit applications that are active and have been determined to be complete by the PCC before the effective date of the Zoning Code, shall be processed in compliance with the requirements in effect when the application was deemed complete. This application was deemed c...
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