REPORT TO PLANNING COMMISSION
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PUBLIC HEARING: Recommendation on Cheeney Street Townhomes Project (PLN2019-13846 / PLN2019-12857) located at 4249 Cheeney Street, requiring an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration, General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and a Tentative Subdivision Map.
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REPORT IN BRIEF
Applicant /Owner: Saul Flores/ Maruti Builders, LLC
General Plan: Very Low Density Residential
Zoning: Single-family Residential (R1-6L)
Site Area: 0.51 acre (22,500sf)
Existing Conditions: The site is currently vacant land.
Surrounding Land Uses:
* North: Single-family Residences
* South: Single- and Multi-family Residences, and Church
* East: Single- and Multi-family Residences
* West: Single- and Multi-family Residences
Staff Recommendation: The Planning Commission adopt resolutions recommending the City Council adopt the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration; and approve the General Plan Amendment, Rezone, and Tentative Subdivision Map for the Cheeney Street Townhomes Project located at 4249 Cheeney Street, subject to conditions of approval.
BACKGROUND
On April 17, 2019, the applicant applied for a General Plan Amendment (GPA) to change from Very Low Density Residential to Low Density Residential (8-19 du/ac) and Rezone from Single-family Residential (R1-6L) to Low-Density Residential (R2) to accommodate the increase in residential density. The proposal includes a Tentative Subdivision Map for a condominium subdivision of up to nine units. The application was inactive and reactivated several times with turnover in developers and property owners since 2019.
On February 6, 2025, the proposed project was referred to the Historical and Landmarks Commission (HLC) in accordance with the Historic Preservation Ordinance (18.130.070), which requires referrals for all projects on properties within 200 feet of an historic resource inventory (HRI) property. The property is not currently listed as a historic resource on ...
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