To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Vincent Smith, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Michael Allen, Senior Planner
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Foster Road Townhomes Project - New 14-unit residential condominium development on a 0.72-acre parcel at 1124 Foster Road
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution approving a Use Permit, Design Review Permit and Tentative Subdivision Map for condominium purposes for the Foster Road Townhomes located at 1124 Foster Road and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Applicant, Foster Road Ventures, is requesting a Tentative Subdivision Map for condominium purposes, a Design Review Permit for 14 residential condominiums, and a Use Permit for modification to the parking standards to develop a 14-unit residential condominium on a 0.72-acre parcel at 1124 Foster Road. The Tentative Subdivision Map reconfigures the 0.72 acre parcel into one parcel with 14 air space condominiums with a common area. The residential units consist of fourteen 3-story, 2-bedroom condominium units.
CONTEXT
The project site is fully developed with a commercial office building and associated parking lot, which would be demolished. The existing topography slopes down to the northeast corner of the site. The proposed development would follow the existing slope and require only minimal excavation and fill for the roadbed and slab foundations, resulting in no net loss of soils. The Redwood Gardens townhouse development borders the project site on the north, the Golden Gate Village townhouse development is adjacent to the east and south, and there are single family homes to the west across Foster Road.
GENERAL PLAN
The property is located within the MFR-126, Multi-Family Residential General Plan Designation, which provides for multi-family residential development at densities from 20 to 30 units per acre. The 0.72-acre site allows ...
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