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/3 RECOMMENDED FINDINGS OF FACT FOR APPROVAL OF PLN2005-00141 1537 Hays Street Assessor's Parcel Number 75-12-7 D. Langon, Langon Homes (applicant and property owner) Rezone 1. The proposed rezone must be in general agreement with the adopted General Plan of the City. The General Plan Land Use Map and Zoning Map are consistent in designating the subject property as High Density Residential. Pursuant to Article 5 of the Zoning Code, multi-family residential is conditionally permitted, up to a maximum density of one unit per 1,800 square feet of developable land area (24 dwellings per acre). The proposed six units have an overall site density that would equate to approximately 17.5 units per acre (six units on 15,000 square feet, or one unit per 2,500 square feet), which is compatible with the Zoning Code Section 2-500. The Code does not require a minimum development standard for residential uses in the RM2500 Residential Multi- Family District. A residential development of less density than 24 units per acre or one unit per 1,800 square feet of land area would be compatible use to the adjacent multi- family complexes and mixed single-family homes and duplexes. The rezoning of the project site from RM1800 District to RM2500(PD) District will subject any proposal on the property to the City's discretionary review process, which will ensure that the new development will be compatible with the existing area. This carries out General Plan Policy 2.05 which provides that the development review shall be implemented to ensure that infill development is compatible with existing homes and maintain aesthetically pleasing neighborhoods. In addition, the proposed plans carries out General Plan Policies 3.01 and 3.04 which is to encourage a mix of residential development types in the City, including single-family homes on a variety of lot sizes, as well as townhomes, row houses, live-work units, planned unit developments and multi- family housing and to encourage infill development on vacant or underused sites within residential areas, respectively. 2. The uses permitted by the proposed zoning district must be compatible with existing and proposed uses in the general neighborhood. The proposed six units have an overall site density equating to approximately 17.5 units per acre (six units on 15,000 square feet, or one unit per 2,500 square feet). The Zoning Code establishes a maximum allowable density; however it does not specify a minimum. Thus, the proposed zoning district would be compatible with the existing multi-family adjacent to the south and the existing mix of various types (single-family, duplex) of residential development in the immediate area.