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1537 Hays Street; PLN2005-00141 6 September 5, 2006 Code Compliance Review Not applicable Board/Commission Findine:s The Planning Commission reviewed this application on June 8 and June 22, 2006. At the latter meeting, the applicant and architect responded to the Planning Commission's recommendations in enhancing the front-facing Hays Street elevations, the entry arbor design, and the on-site landscaping to include tree planting along the southerly edge of the site. The Plarming Commission has recommended approval of the rezone, the planned development, the vesting tentative map to develop a new residential subdivision, subject to the attached recommended conditions and findings. Summary of Public Outreach Efforts Under the Council's directive to provide public outreach early on in the process, the developer mailed invitations to property owners within 300 feet of the subject property inviting them to a community meeting on the evening of Wednesday, November 30, 2005 at the Boy Scouts Building on Davis Street to discuss the proposed plans. The purpose of the meeting was to present his preliminary plans and to solicit community comments prior to submittal of a formal application. Approximately six persons attended the meeting, not including the developer, architect and City staff. There were no concerns expressed by persons that attended the meeting. The developer also met with the interested Garden Terrace owners on Tuesday, June 20, 2006, prior to the continued Planning Commission hearing of June 22, 2006. The purpose of the meeting was to receive concerns and suggestions from the Garden Terrace owners. The owners suggested revising the plans so that four of the six units would be on the northerly half of the site and the southerly half would have only two units. The developer and architect studied the alternative and found the suggested revised plan to be problematic. Rearranging the units in that configuration resulted in the layout having insufficient setbacks and inadequate driveway widths for circulation and access into the parking spaces. The Planning Commission meetings on January 26, 2006 and June 8,2006 were noticed with a legal advertisement in the Daily Review newspaper, posting of the property on nearby utility poles, and notification of property owners within the 300-foot radius from the subject property. Additionally, at the June 22 meeting, the Plarming Commission allowed additional public comments. On July 26, 2006 an informal meeting with the Garden Terrace owners and the applicant was conducted by City staff. The purpose of the additional outreach with the neighbors and the association was to look at possible measures that the applicant could take to address the concerns expressed by Garden Terrace property owners over privacy, views and property values. Design revisions were discussed to address the Garden Terrace owners' concerns. The following revisions and other measures have been agreed to by the applicant: . Increase the side yard setback adjacent to the Garden Terrace condominiums from 10 feet to 12.5 feet.