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15101 Washington Avenue PLN2007 -00036 2 September 4, 2007 . A Board of Zoning Adjustments work session was held in November 2006 and the Board approved of the project at a public hearing on January 18, 2007. The approval included a Variance, a Parking Exception and a Site Plan Review. The staff report, exhibits and minutes from the January 2007 meeting are attached to this report, for your review. At the time, the applicant indicated that he would be processing the Vesting Tentative Map separately, which is covered by the current application. . The approved residential project is 24 modular-construction townhouses arranged in two rows of 12 townhouses, with a private courtyard in the interior of the site between the townhouses. All of the townhouse units are two-story, above a concrete garage structure and comprise 1,285 square feet of livable area. All units have two-car tandem garages, accessed from inside the partially submerged garage structure, accessed from the north side of the proj ect. . Amenities include a private roadway circling the site, decks, landscaping on the perimeter of the building as well as the site, and 10 surface guest parking spaces on the rear portion of the project. Green building is a predominant feature of the project, which was designed by the nationally recognized architect, Michelle Kaufmann. As required under the City's Inclusionary Housing Ordinance, four townhouses will be offered as affordable units. . The Vesting Tentative Map for the subject property is proposed as a single-lot subdivision, or condominium map, where the existing parcel will be maintained as a single lot and condominium parcels are created for the 24 units and the remaining common space. The common areas (driveways, courtyards and landscaped areas) would be jointly owned by all of the homeowners. A homeowners association would be formed with Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions guiding the maintenance of the common areas. . On July 26,2007, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on Vesting Tentative Tract Map 7917 and made a motion to forward the item to the City Council with a recommendation for approval, subject to the recommended conditions of approval. Current City Council Policy Not applicable Previous City Council Action Not applicable City Council Committee Review and Action Not applicable Applicable General Plan Policies General Plan conformity was analyzed previously with the Parking Exception, Variance and Site Plan Review by the Board of Zoning Adjustments at the January 18, 2007 entitlement hearing. The project was found to be consistent with Policy 2.05: Alterations, Additions and Infill; Policy