REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 01/03/2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning & Development Department
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PARCEL MAP 38694 TO SUBDIVIDE 1.48 ACRES INTO TWO PARCELS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES AND TWO LETTERED LOTS FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY PURPOSES, LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF UPPER DRIVE AND LESTER AVENUE, IN THE A-14.4 (SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, MINIMUM LOT SIZE OF 14,440 SF) ZONE (APPLICANT: SAJID BARI SYED)
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This staff report asks the City Council to approve Parcel Map 38694 as recommended by the Planning and Housing Commission from its meeting on November 20, 2023. PM 38694 is a 1.48-acre infill lot surrounded by existing single-family homes. The zoning of the project site is A-14.4, which requires a minimum lot size of 14,400 square feet and the two proposed parcels are 37,838 square feet and 24,719 square feet. The density of the project site is 1.39 dwelling units per acre (du/ac) which is consistent with the General Plan density of 0-3 du/ac for Estate Residential.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council approve PM 38694 subject to the findings and conditions as recommended by the Planning and Housing Commission.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The project site was a former water reservoir for the Crown Ranch Water Company, which was abandoned over 20 years ago. The parcel map is designed to be a continuation of the adjacent residential tract, Tract 31373, which surrounds the project site to the west, south and east. The applicant has designed the lots to have lot sizes similar to the adjacent properties with the front yards having primary access from Sallie Jeffreys Way.
ANALYSIS:
Parcel Map 38694 (PM 38694) is a proposal to subdivide 1.48 acres into two parcels. Parcel 1 is 37,838 square feet (0.869 acres) and Parcel 2 is 24,719 square feet (0.57 acres). Both parcels comply with the A-14.4 zone's minimum lot area requirement of 14,400 s...
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