REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 01/05/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Planning & Development Department
SUBJECT:
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Tentative Tract Map 37980 to subdivide 4.73 acres into 19 single family residential lots located on the northwest corner of Citron Street and Taylor Street.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Tentative Tract Map 37980 (TTM 37980) is an application to subdivide 4.73 acres into 19 lots to accommodate future single family residential units. The project site is vacant and zoned R-1-8.4. The R-1-8.4 zone is for single family residential development and requires a minimum lot size of 8,400 square feet.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council approve TTM 37980 subject to the findings and conditions as recommended by the Planning and Housing Commission.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The project site has been vacant for almost 30 years. Over time, the surrounding area developed with residential land uses with this remnant parcel remaining vacant. Due to the infill nature of the project site, the applicant conducted community outreach with the surrounding neighborhood during the initial development phase. The applicant walked the neighborhood on November 24, 2020, November 25, 2020, and December 1, 2020, and hand delivered 158 flyers that included an introduction letter and a copy of the proposed tentative tract map. The residents were informed that the future use of the property was for residential purposes. Most of the comments received from the community centered on past experiences with the property being vacant, which included tumbleweeds, loitering, and illegal dumping.
ANALYSIS:
The project site is a vacant infill parcel located on the northwest corner of Citron Street and Taylor Street. The surrounding land uses are single family residential and have the same zoning as the project site, which is R-1-8.4. The site has a General Plan designation of Low Density Residential (LDR), which a...
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