To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Rick Tooker, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Michael Walker, Senior Planner
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General Plan Amendment, Rezoning, and Design Review Permit for a 16-unit apartment expansion on property located at 151 Riverside Drive on the west side of Riverside Drive south of Elm Street.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Receive a report on the proposed project and provide direction to staff.
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DISCUSSION:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Applicant requests approval of a General Plan and Zoning Amendment to re-designate the land use designation for one parcel at 151 Riverside Drive from Traditional Residential Infill (TRI-148) to Multi-family Residential (MFR-157) and to rezone the parcel from Traditional Residential (RT-5) to Multi-family Residential (RM). The Applicant also requests approval to authorize construction of a 16 unit apartment development. The proposed development is adjacent to and an extension of a 41 unit apartment community ("Existing Bridgeview Apartments") located at 122 Brown Street.
151 Riverside Drive is developed with a single-family home and detached garage. The Cultural Heritage Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of the residence, a Listed Resource on the City's Historic Resources Inventory, at their October 13, 2016 meeting. As part of the motion to approve the demolition, the Commission included a condition to make the residence available for relocation prior to demolition. The property also contains a paved area which is being used for parking for the adjacent existing Bridgeview Apartments; however, this parking area was not approved as part of the original development in the 1980s.
This project was also reviewed by the Planning Commission, which on October 20, 2016 expressed its support for workforce housing and affordable units, but because of design had questions about whether this was the appropriate site for an e...
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