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Planning Commission Meeting Draft Minutes Excerpt for meeting of April 12, 2007 Page 3 of 10 This proposal includes 23 units. In companson with other projects, the MacArthur/Superior development has 22 units per acre, and a new Davis Street development has 16.6 units per acre. The average roof height overall for the MacArthurlHerma development is 34.5 feet, below the 50-foot maximum. Neighbors have expressed concerns about traffic and parking; the City's Traffic Engineering determined that the new proposed use does not represent a significant increase over the past use of the properties. Staffs recommended conditions of approval include: . Limits on uses allowed and hours for open space. . Installation of decorative pavement for the interior driveways. . Limitations on hours of construction. . Standard requirements from the Engineering Department as well as others provided by the Alameda Count Public Works Agency, for utility upgrades, stormwater and erosion control; in-lieu fees for streets, parks, and schools. . Provision for three affordable units (two for moderate income and one for low- income homeowners). In terms of General Plan conformance, Planner II Barros noted that the desire for higher- density projects along traffic corridors support the exceptions that the Planning Department recommends. Among those who have reviewed the proposal: . The City Council Business Development Subcommittee (June 8, 2006) determined that the mixed-use concept meets goals for MacArthur corridor. . MacArthur/West SL RAC (June 21, 2006) found the proposed commercial use somewhat troublesome in light of parking issues. . Planning Commission Work Session (July 27, 2006) surfaced questions as to the viability of commercial space and associated parking, as well as objections to the proposal's inclusion of a "skinny" house on a narrow lot. . Broadmoor HOA (June 14 and November 8, 2006) members took a favorable view of project, but expressed concerns over parking and density. . A neighborhood meeting (March 29, 2007) at Stepping Stones, which currently occupies most of the site, produced general agreement that the architectural design is attractive but also raised concerns over potential traffic impact, location of open space, and glare from cars leaving the site after dark. Staff recommends that the Planning Commission forward to the City Council a recommendation for Council approval in about a month's time: . Rezoning the property to RS (PD) Residential Single-Family, Planned Development Overlay District. . Planned Development to construct 23-unit residential townhouse development. . Vesting Tentative Map, Tract 7875 to subdivide the subject property according to the Alternate Site Plan. Acting Chair/Commissioner Dlugosh invited comments and questions from the Commissioners.