REPORT TO DEVELOPMENT REVIEW HEARING
SUBJECT
Title
Action on the proposed 80-unit supportive Senior Affordable Housing within the Lawrence Station Are Plan (LSAP) located at 3335 Kifer Road
Report
BACKGROUND
On June 25, 2020, Allied Housing Inc ("Applicant") filed an application for the 0.52-acre site at 3335 Kifer Road. The site currently has one vacant 8,627 square feet office building.
File No. (s): PLN2020-14476
Location: 3335 Kifer Road, a 0.52-acre site located at North side of Kifer Road; APN: 216-33-035; Property is zoned Lawrence Station Area Plan.
Applicant / Owner: Allied Housing Inc
Request: Architectural Review of 80-unit affordable senior rental apartments (supportive housing development, 56% restricted to homeless persons) in a six-story 50,842 square foot building with 24 parking spaces on a 0.52-acre site within the Lawrence Station Are Plan (LSAP).
Project Data:
Existing
Proposed
General Plan Designation
Very High Density Residential
No change
Zoning District
Lawrence Station Area Plan
No change
Land Use
Office
Residential
Lot Size
0.52 acres
No change
Building Square Footage (sf.)
8,627 sf
50,842 sf
Residential Units
N/A
80
Parking
Surface parking
24
DISCUSSION
The proposed project site is designated Very High Residential per the Land Use Plan of the Lawrence Station Are Plan (LSAP). Very High Density Residential (51-100 DU/AC) classification is intended for residential development at densities ranging from 51 to 100 units per gross acre. This density range is intended to take advantage of proximity to transit, offering an urban feel and typically comprised of mid- to high-rise buildings featuring structured or below-grade parking, as well as shared outdoor space. Additionally, retail and other compatible commercial uses that activate the street shall be permitted on the ground floor.
Parcels with the very high-density residential land use designations are located adjacent to Lawrence Expressway and Central Expressway, and between...
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