REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Early Consideration of Proposed General Plan Amendment Application for the Project Located at 4249 Cheeney Street
Report
BACKGROUND
On May 16, 2017, Council adopted the Early Consideration Policy for General Plan Amendment (GPA) Applications (Attachment 1). This Policy provides an opportunity for the City Council to review proposed GPAs prior to the significant investment in time and cost by the applicant and City staff required to complete the full review process. Additionally, the early consideration can save the public time that they would otherwise spend tracking and commenting on the proposal, and it can provide clarity for future applicants on the types of land use conversions that would generally not be supported by the City Council.
Per the Early Consideration Policy, all new requests for a GPA should be brought to the City Council within three months of the application being formally submitted and following initial staff review and public outreach. The Council may either direct staff to continue processing the GPA or make a determination that the requested Amendment is inconsistent with the goals and policies of the General Plan and that further review is not warranted. In the latter case the application will be closed out, the site would retain its current General Plan Land Use designation, and partial refund of the application fees could be provided based on the work completed, staff time, and other City expenses to date.
On November 20, 2017, Stanton Architecture filed a project application to amend the General Plan for two parcels (APNs: 104-12-025, 026). This 0.52-acre project site is located at 4249 Cheeney Street south of Agnew Road (Attachment 4). The current General Plan designation is Very Low Density Residential and the current Zoning is R1-6L Single-Family Residential. The site is currently vacant.
DISCUSSION
The project site is adjacent to one and two story single-family houses and a church to the south...
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