To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Vincent Smith, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Bond Mendez, Assistant Planner
TITLE:
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Alta East Subdivision
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution approving a Design Review Permit, Use Permit, and Tentative Subdivision Map for the Alta East Subdivision, a subdivision of an 0.83-acre property into 5 single-family lots at 1568 East Avenue and determine that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Applicant, Alta East LLC, requests approval to subdivide the 0.83-acre (36,154 square-feet) property at East Avenue into five residential lots and to construct five single-family detached dwelling units. The project includes creating a single private driveway along the north side of the project. Lot 1 will have direct street access to East Avenue while lots 2-4 will be flag lots that will access the street by the driveway that spans the length of the property. Site improvements include grading, retaining walls, fencing and landscaping and underground utilities. The property contains an existing single-family house and detached garage which are proposed for demolition with this project.
The Applicant is requesting the following applications:
1. Design Review Permit for the house plans and the Tentative Subdivision Map;
2. Use Permit to apply Flag Lot standards; and
3. Tentative Subdivision Map to subdivide an existing 0.83-acre lot into five parcels.
CONTEXT
The project site is located in the Alta Heights residential neighborhood. The site is slightly sloped and currently contains one single-family residence and one detached garage, a gravel driveway, various concrete patios and a masonry wall surrounding the house. All of the existing structures will be demolished with the project. The surrounding area is fully developed with single-family residential uses.
GENERAL PLAN
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